Assessment of injection safety in Ha Dong General Hospital, Hanoi, in 2012.

ABSTRACT: Background: Injection is one of the most frequently used medical methods to introduce drugs or other substances into the body for purposes of treatment or prevention. Unsafe injection can cause adverse outcomes, such as abscess and anaphylactic shock, and increases the risk of blood-borne transmission of viruses to patients and health care workers, as well as the community. Recognizing the importance of injection safety, in 2000 the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) collaborated with the Vietnam Nurses Association to launch the "Safe injection" program throughout the country, including Hanoi. Methods: This cross-sectional study, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, was conducted from February to August 2012 in Ha Dong General Hospital using a structured question

SUBMITTER: Van Tuong P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5698916 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature