Injection Safety

Injections are one of the most common health care procedures, with some 16 billion injections administered world-wide each year. Most injections (90 to 95 percent) are given for therapeutic purposes, and only 5 to 10 percent are given for immunization. Injections are often unnecessary and are frequently unsafe. Unsafe injections are responsible for millions of cases of Hepatitis B and C, and an estimated one quarter of a million cases of HIV annually. Re-use of injection equipment without sterilization is frequently a key problem. Unsafe injections are responsible for millions of cases of Hepatitis B and C, and an estimated one-quarter of a million cases of HIV annually.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2003-09
Subjects:	CONTRACEPTIVES, DISEASE, DISEASES, DOCTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, FAMILY PLANNING, FEVER, HAZARDS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE WASTE, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HEALTH PROJECTS, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, HEPATITIS, HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS B VIRUS, HEPATITIS C, HIV, HIV INFECTIONS, HIV/AIDS, IMMUNIZATION, INFECTION, INFECTIONS, INJECTION, INJECTIONS, INJURIES, MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS, MEDICAL PRACTICE, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICATION, NURSES, NURSING, NUTRITION, PATHOGENS, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PHARMACIES, PHYSICIANS, PILL, POSTERS, PRESCRIPTIONS, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY ISSUES, STERILIZATION, SYRINGES, TB, TREATMENT, VACCINE, VACCINES, VIRUSES, VISITS, WASTE, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/12005094/injection-safety https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9725
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