Blood collection devices interact with blood to alter blood composition, serum, or plasma
fractions and in some cases adversely affect laboratory tests. Vascular access devices may …

This systematised review was undertaken to appraise research on the effects of training and
the use of needle-safety devices (NSDs) on the prevention of needlestick injuries (NSIs) …

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of accidental
exposures to blood-borne pathogens among different professional groups of health care …

Objective: To study the prevalence and correlates of needle-stick injury in the health
personnel of the Paediatric Department of five university-affiliated hospitals in Tehran, from …

Abstract MacNutt, Meaghan J. and A. William Sheel. Performance of evacuated blood
collection tubes at high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 9: 235–237, 2008—Researchers and …

Background. Phlebotomy, a commonly performed medical procedure in healthcare, is
essential for disease diagnosis and patient management. However, poorly performed …

World-wide, increasing numbers of individuals repeatedly alternate between low and high
altitude for work and play. There is a general impression that acquired acclimatisation status …

尖銳物扎傷造成血液體液意外暴觸是醫療人員在工作中常見的職業危險, 根據台灣Exposure
Prevention Information Network (EPINet) 2004 年的統計, 每年1,000 位醫療人員就有3.7 …

Dorrington and Aronson's article provided useful tips for obtaining a venous blood sample in
an antegrade manner, especially from smaller veins on the dorsal aspect of the hand. 1 It …

The procedure for blood sampling in doping control, implemented for the first time as part of
the official forensic testing programme in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games is …