| Descriptor English: | Needlestick Injuries | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Lesiones por Pinchazo de Aguja
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Blessures par piqûre d'aiguille | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Injuries, Needle-Stick Injuries, Needlestick Injuries, Sharps Injury, Needle-Stick Injury, Needlestick Injury, Sharps Needle Stick Needle Stick Injuries Needle Sticks Needle-Stick Needle-Stick Injuries Needle-Stick Injury Needle-Sticks Needlestick Needlestick Injury Needlesticks Sharps Injuries Sharps Injury Stick, Needle Sticks, Needle |
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| Tree number(s): |
C26.986.950.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016602 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease. |
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| Annotation: | IM; coord with organ/inj or precoord inj term (IM) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Needles (1978-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| Entry Version: | NEEDLESTICK INJ |
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| DeCS ID: | 29940 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016602 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/01/25 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
Needlestick Injuries
- Preferred
Sharps Injuries
- Broader
| Concept UI |
M0025319 |
| Scope note | Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease. |
| Preferred term | Needlestick Injuries |
| Entry term(s) |
Injuries, Needle-Stick Injuries, Needlestick Injury, Needle-Stick Injury, Needlestick Needle Stick Needle Stick Injuries Needle Sticks Needle-Stick Needle-Stick Injuries Needle-Stick Injury Needle-Sticks Needlestick Needlestick Injury Needlesticks Stick, Needle Sticks, Needle |
| Concept UI |
M0464454 |
| Preferred term | Sharps Injuries |
| Entry term(s) |
Injuries, Sharps Injury, Sharps Sharps Injury |
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