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Stop Sticks Campaign

EMERGENCY NEEDLESTICK INFORMATION

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Links to More Information

CDC/NIOSH:
National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline): 1-888-448-4911
or visit http://www.nccc.ucsf.edu/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Current sharps injury data from Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet)
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Preventing Needlestick Injuries Tool Kit
- Best practices for injection safety featuring photos and pictograms for use in posters
For more information and additional resources:
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Page last reviewed: June 24, 2011
Page last updated: June 24, 2011
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Information Division

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