Sharps injuries and splash exposures among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates
Sharps injuries and splash exposures are still frequent among healthcare workers in the UAE; therefore, interventions encouraging reporting and focusing on training for safe practices, ensuring adequate personal protective equipment supply, including safety-engineered products like auto-retractable needles, are recommended to mitigate the risk.
Authors
- Kalthoom Al-Blooshi
- Michal Grivna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2349-0922)
- Aminu Abdullahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1899-2303)
- Balázs Ádám (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-7142)
- Iffat Elbarazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-2175)
- Ibtisam Karkaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0347-9646)
- Mohamud Sheek‐Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4925-2447)
Institutions
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Abu Dhabi Health Services (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1659815
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United Arab Emirates University