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Needle Stick Injuries During Medical Training Among Thai Pre-Clinical Year Medical Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Wiwanitkit V 
Objective : To study episodes of needle stick mJunes during medical trammg among
pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
Setting : Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
Design : Retrospective descriptive study.
Subjects : 375 pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chula-
longkorn University during academic year 1998-1999.
Method : Questionnaire survey and interviewing.
Results : In this study only 5 students revealed that they had ever had accidental
exposure during venipuncture training. Each episode of exposure was different in the details.
Most of the accidents occurred after venipuncture practice (80% ).
Conclusion : Although the universal precautions are taught in many subjects, we also
found that accidental exposures still occur. Not only prevention of accidents but also post-
exposure management should be frequently reiterated to the medical students at every level. Any
medical practice of students should be under supervisor control.
Key word : Accidental Exposure, Pre-Clinical Year Medical Students, Post-Exposure, Management
pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
Setting : Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
Design : Retrospective descriptive study.
Subjects : 375 pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chula-
longkorn University during academic year 1998-1999.
Method : Questionnaire survey and interviewing.
Results : In this study only 5 students revealed that they had ever had accidental
exposure during venipuncture training. Each episode of exposure was different in the details.
Most of the accidents occurred after venipuncture practice (80% ).
Conclusion : Although the universal precautions are taught in many subjects, we also
found that accidental exposures still occur. Not only prevention of accidents but also post-
exposure management should be frequently reiterated to the medical students at every level. Any
medical practice of students should be under supervisor control.
Key word : Accidental Exposure, Pre-Clinical Year Medical Students, Post-Exposure, Management
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