Comparison of Injuries From Sharps Among Resident Physicians Within Dermatology and Other Medical and Surgical Specialties

JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Jan 1;155(1):116-118. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4468.

Abstract

This study assesses whether the nature of injuries from sharps among dermatology residents is demonstrably different compared with injuries from sharps among residents in other medical and surgical specialties.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Dermatologists / statistics & numerical data*
  • Dermatology / education*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data*
  • Needlestick Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Needlestick Injuries / prevention & control
  • Oklahoma / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Specialties, Surgical / statistics & numerical data*