Table 5.

Top six mechanisms of PIs reported to the Chinese EPINet in Taiwan in 2011

	Overall		Physician		Nurse
Mechanism	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Between steps of a multi-step procedure	425	(23·1)	250	(38·2)	155	(15·2)
During use of an item	281	(15·3)	143	(21·9)	125	(12·3)
After use, before disposal	206	(11·2)	43	(8·6)	143	(14·0)
Disassembling device or equipment	176	(9·6)	28	(4·3)	136	(13·4)
Recapping	170	(9·3)	58	(8·9)	105	(10·3)
Placing sharps into collectors	100	(5·4)	12	(1·8)	75	(7·4)

PIs, Percutaneous injuries; EPINet, Exposure Prevention Information Network.