Table 2

Consumption of needles, number of related percutaneous accidents and accident rates/100 000 needles used (2014)

Safety needles (total)Conventional needles (total)
No of consumed needles8 893 51417 306 851
No of needles-related injury96230
Accident rate/100 000 needles used1.071.32
 Safety needles
 (excluding standard needles)
 Conventional needles (excluding standard needles)
No of consumed needles8 229 653 1 528 744
No of needles-related injury 81 54
Accident rate/100 000 needles used 0.98 3.53
 Safety standard needles (only) Conventional standard needles (only)
No of consumed needles 663 861 15 778 107
No of needles-related injury 15 176
Accident rate/100 000 needles used 2.25 1.11