Knowledge and Practices Regarding Blood Sample Collection Procedures among House Officers and Nurses of Services Hospital Lahore

Dr hassan jawad, Dr aneela anwar, Dr adil hussain, Dr tauqir aslam

Abstract


Work environments have peculiar health-related risks. Doctors and other healthcare workers (HCWs) encounter work-related hazards associated with their clinical and laboratory activities in the hospital. Blood and other effluents from infected patients may bear such pathogens as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus, increasing the risk of transmission from such accidents as needle pricks and contacts with deep body fluids Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices regarding blood sample collection among house officers and nurses working in Services Hospital Lahore.


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