We don’t want #NoStickNovember to be like your New Year’s Resolution to stop eating bread or watching bad reality television shows—we want it to be something you observe the whole year. #NoSticksEver.
A survey of 702 surgical trainees in 17 programs from 2007 reported that 99% had a needlestick injury by the end of training. Yet, 51% of the injuries were not reported to an employee health service.