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

Chance Morris; Prince Adotama; Ji Li; Thomas Stasko

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4468

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.

Authors

Chance Morris¹, Prince Adotama¹, Ji Li¹, Thomas Stasko¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.

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*

Grants and funding

U54 GM104938/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States