Needlestick prevention devices: data from hospital surveillance in Piedmont Italy—comprehensive analysis on needlestick injuries between healthcare workers after the introduction of safety devices

摘要

Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) involving healthcare workers (HCWs) are worldwide under surveillance since long time; the implementation of the European Directive 32/2010 regarding the mandatory use of safety-engineered devices (SEDs) seems to have reduced the number of these accidents. Our surveillance investigated the frequency and the modality of SED-related NSIs in the Piedmont region to verify changes in the epidemiology of these events.