Needle Sticks
Needle sticks are a serious daily risk to all health-care workers. Below is an essay that I wrote after I was stuck with a needle from a patient who had hepatitis C. Thank God, as you will read in the essay, I did not get hepatitis after the accident in the operating room. It was a moment that could have changed my life and made me that much more appreciative of how precious one’s health is and how quickly it can change.
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