https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18332 Wed 24 Jun 2015 10:31:54 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4335 Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:21:16 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29142 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:53:03 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7522 50 years age group and about half aged 3150 years. Just over two-fifths were working in small animal practice only. Around three quarters (75.3%) reported suffering at least one NSI in the previous 12 months, while 58.9% reported suffering from at least one contaminated NSI during the previous 12 months, which crudely extrapolates to an exposure rate of 75.3 and 58.9 NSI per 100 person-years respectively. Risk factors for contaminated NSI were female gender, working in small or mixed animal practice, being less experienced, seeing more patients per week and working longer hours per week. The most common causative devices were syringes (63.7%), suture needles (50.6%) and scalpel blades (34.8%). Conclusion: The exposure rate of NSI is high for Queensland veterinarians and clearly remains a major occupational health problem. Current guidelines and strategies to reduce NSI in veterinary practice should be promoted, but appear to be adapted from human health care. Studies to understand why veterinarians have such high NSI rates are required to not only identify risk factors for NSI, but also to determine attitudes and beliefs about NSI. From these studies specific strategies for veterinarians can be designed and trialed to develop evidence-based guidelines and policies that are effective in decreasing the exposure rate of NSI in veterinary practice.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:37:24 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4567 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:36:33 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29151 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:18:34 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7475 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:41:40 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6929 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:47:24 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6924 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:47:24 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7670 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:39:25 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7501 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:33 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7521 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:31 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7537 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:43 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7534 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:42 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7666 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:36:01 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5028 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:09 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29141 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:32:34 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4778 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:20:45 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4783 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:20:44 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4790 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:20:40 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23750 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:11:09 AEDT ]]>