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Online news - 29 June 2009
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Surgeons keep quiet about ‘sharps injuries’

The majority of surgeons are not reporting ‘sharps injuries’ they receive, according to a paper published this month in the Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

The report found that only a quarter of surgeons followed proper procedure and reported all of their sharps injuries – perforations of the skin caused by a needle, scalpel or other sharp instrument – putting themselves and patients at risk of potentially life-threatening blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and HIV.

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