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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 needle-stick injuries, accidental skin pricks from contact with needles (hypodermic syringes). The contact may occur while trying to inject a patient or by carelessly touching the tip of a used needle. Such injuries can be dangerous, especially if the ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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