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Blunt-tip suture needles reduce needle-stick injuries.(CLINICAL ISSUES)
QUESTION: The June edition of AORN Connections contained an article about using blunt-tip suture needles. I shared the information with our surgeons, but they are reluctant to change their current practice. Can you explain how using blunt-tip suture needles will help reduce needle-stick injuries? ...
September 1, 2007; AORN Journal

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