I read the paper by Bali et al. with interest.
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They report that 40 needlestick injuries (although the term “sharps injury” is probably
more accurate) were sustained by 12 residents in a year during procedures using intermaxillary
fixation (IMF). This represented an incidence of 40%. The lifetime risks of a healthcare
professional acquiring any blood-borne viral infection (BBV) can be calculated by
multiplying the number of sharps injuries by the percentage chance of contracting
the infection by the prevalence of the infection in the population treated by the
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References
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Published online: September 14, 2011
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