Moore Dorothy L
Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Ottawa, Ontario.
Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Dec;23(8):532-546. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxy129. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
When children sustain injuries from needles discarded in public places, concerns arise about possible exposure to blood-borne viruses. The risk of infection is low, but assessment, counselling, and follow-up of the injured child are needed. This statement reviews the literature concerning blood-borne viral infections after injuries from needles discarded in the community, and provides recommendations for the prevention and management of such incidents.
当儿童因公共场所丢弃的针头而受伤时,人们会担心其可能接触血源性病毒。感染风险较低,但仍需要对受伤儿童进行评估、咨询和随访。本声明回顾了有关社区中丢弃针头导致受伤后血源性病毒感染的文献,并提供了此类事件预防和管理的建议。