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Needlestick Injuries: Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease.Accidents, Occupational: Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of work-related activities.Gloves, Surgical: Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patient.Blood-Borne Pathogens: Infectious organisms in the BLOOD, of which the predominant medical interest is their contamination of blood-soiled linens, towels, gowns, BANDAGES, other items from individuals in risk categories, NEEDLES and other sharp objects, MEDICAL WASTE and DENTAL WASTE, all of which health workers are exposed to. This concept is differentiated from the clinical conditions of BACTEREMIA; VIREMIA; and FUNGEMIA where the organism is present in the blood of a patient as the result of a natural infectious process.Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional: The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.Nursing Service, Hospital: The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities.Veterinarians: Individuals with a degree in veterinary medicine that provides them with training and qualifications to treat diseases and injuries of animals.Animal Technicians: Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)First Aid: Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.Personnel, Hospital: The individuals employed by the hospital.Veterinary Medicine: The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.Universal Precautions: Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.Needles: Sharp instruments used for puncturing or suturing.Risk Management: The process of minimizing risk to an organization by developing systems to identify and analyze potential hazards to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences, and by attempting to handle events and incidents which do occur in such a manner that their effect and cost are minimized. Effective risk management has its greatest benefits in application to insurance in order to avert or minimize financial liability. (From Slee & Slee: Health care terms, 2d ed)Occupational Diseases: Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.Occupational Exposure: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.Restraint, Physical: Use of a device for the purpose of controlling movement of all or part of the body. Splinting and casting are FRACTURE FIXATION.Medical Staff, Hospital: Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital.Anesthesiology: A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.Wounds and Injuries: Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.Truth Disclosure: Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).Hospitals, Teaching: Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.Medical Waste: Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.Hepatitis B: INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.Housekeeping, Hospital: Hospital department which manages and provides the required housekeeping functions in all areas of the hospital.Brain Injuries: Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.Wounds, Penetrating: Wounds caused by objects penetrating the skin.Nursing Staff, Hospital: Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.Athletic Injuries: Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.Questionnaires: Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.Spinal Cord Injuries: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).Health Personnel: Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.): An institute of the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION which is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions and for developing standards of safety and health. Research activities are carried out pertinent to these goals.Liability, Legal: Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.Syringes: Instruments used for injecting or withdrawing fluids. (Stedman, 25th ed)Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: The prevention of infection or disease following exposure to a pathogen.Disposable Equipment: Apparatus, devices, or supplies intended for one-time or temporary use.Biopsy, Needle: Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed.Dictionaries, MedicalHospitals, District: Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.Dictionaries as Topic: Lists of words, usually in alphabetical order, giving information about form, pronunciation, etymology, grammar, and meaning.Dictionaries, ChemicalSaudi Arabia

Glove usage and reporting of needlestick injuries by junior hospital medical staff. (1/257)

The use of gloves when conducting invasive procedures and the reporting of needlestick injuries have been strongly encouraged. Despite this, neither practice appears to be universal. In order to determine the rates of glove usage and needlestick injury reporting, we conducted a survey of junior doctors in three hospitals in the UK. Of the 190 respondents, the majority rarely wore gloves for venesection, insertion of intravenous cannulas or arterial blood gas sampling. For more major procedures (insertion of central venous lines, insertion of thoracostomy tubes, suturing) gloves were invariably worn. Only 17.5% of needlestick injuries were reported. The rates of glove usage and needlestick injury reporting were lower than previous studies have demonstrated in North America. Surgeons suffered the most needlestick injuries and were the least likely to report them. The low reporting rate may have serious implications, particularly in view of the new Government guidelines on needlestick injuries which involve HIV-infected blood. By failing to use gloves and report needlestick injuries, junior doctors, in particular surgeons, are placing themselves and patients at increased risk of blood-borne transmissible diseases.  (+info)

Needlestick and sharps injuries among health-care workers in Taiwan. (2/257)

Sharps injuries are a major cause of transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus in health-care workers. To determine the yearly incidence and causes of sharps injuries in health-care workers in Taiwan, we conducted a questionnaire survey in a total of 8645 health care workers, including physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, and cleaners, from teaching hospitals of various sizes. The reported incidence of needlestick and other sharps injuries was 1.30 and 1.21 per person in the past 12 months, respectively. Of most recent episodes of needlestick/sharps injury, 52.0% were caused by ordinary syringe needles, usually in the patient units. The most frequently reported circumstances of needlestick were recapping of needles, and those of sharps injuries were opening of ampoules/vials. Of needles which stuck the health-care workers, 54.8% had been used in patients, 8.2% of whom were known to have hepatitis B or C, syphilis, or human immunodeficiency virus infection. Sharps injuries in health-care workers in Taiwan occur more frequently than generally thought and risks of contracting blood-borne infectious diseases as a result are very high.  (+info)

Needlestick injury in clothing industry workers and the risks of blood-borne infection. (3/257)

This paper identifies the hazard of a hollow needle device used extensively in the clothing industry and assesses the risk of transmission for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. A substantial risk of transmission is suggested and measures have been advised for its control. Occupational Health Physicians are advised to be aware of hollow needles in other industrial processes and where risks of cross-infection exist, the same safety considerations should be applied as in clinical medicine and veterinary work to avoid needlestick injuries. Needle sharing must be avoided.  (+info)

Sensible approaches to avoid needle stick accidents in nuclear medicine. (4/257)

OBJECTIVE: Needle sticks are a continuous concern in the health care environment because of the prevalence of bloodborne pathogens in today's society. Radioactive contamination is another concern with needle sticks during nuclear medicine and nuclear pharmacy procedures. In our institution, substantial efforts have been made to prevent needle sticks, but they still occur occasionally. The purpose of this project was to analyze different practices and products to determine the best protocol in an effort to avoid further needle sticks. METHODS: The nuclear medicine technologists were surveyed to determine how many needle sticks have occurred and the situation behind each occurrence. Using our initial survey, the circumstances involved in each incident were reviewed, suggestions considered, and various means of protection analyzed. Five options were presented in a second survey. RESULTS: The results of the second survey showed that technologists favored the newly designed needle-capping blocks for preventing needle sticks in their daily routine procedures. CONCLUSION: The newly designed needle-capping block is best suited for both nuclear medicine and nuclear pharmacy laboratories. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of this new approach in preventing needle sticks.  (+info)

Reported needlestick and sharp injuries among health care workers in a Greek general hospital. (5/257)

Between July 1990 and June 1996, 284 exposures to infectious material were reported by 247 health care workers (HCWs) at AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, representing an overall rate of 2.4% reported injuries per 100 HCWs/year. Nurses reported the highest rates of incidents (3.0%) and in all but one working group women exhibited higher injury rates per year than male HCWs. Young workers (21-30 years old) were primarily affected in incidents (P < 0.001). Needles were the most common implement causing injury (60.6%) and resheathing of used needles as well as garbage collection were common causes of injury. None of the HCWs seroconverted in exposures where immune status to blood-borne pathogens was estimated. Efforts by the infection control committee need to be more intense, in order to increase the rate of reported staff injuries. This will facilitate identification of unsafe practices and provide more adequate preventive measures.  (+info)

Safety of immunization injections in Africa: not simply a problem of logistics. (6/257)

In 1995, the WHO Regional Office for Africa launched a logistics project to address the four main areas of immunization logistics: the cold chain, transport, vaccine supply and quality, and the safety of injections in the countries of the region. The impact of this logistic approach on immunization injection safety was evaluated through surveys of injection procedures and an analysis of the injection materials (e.g. sterilizable or disposable syringes) chosen by the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and those actually seen to be used. Re-use of injection materials without sterilization, accidental needle-stick injuries among health care workers, and injection-related abscesses in patients were common in countries in the WHO African Region. Few health centres used time-steam saturation-temperature (TST) indicators to check the quality of sterilization and, in many centres, the injection equipment was boiled instead of being steam sterilized. Facilities for the proper disposal of used materials were rarely present. Although the official EPI choice was to use sterilizable equipment, use of a combination of sterilizable and disposable equipment was observed in the field. Unsafe injection practices in these countries were generally due to a failure to integrate nursing practices and public awareness with injection safety issues, and an absence of the influence of EPI managers on health care service delivery. Holistic rather than logistic approaches should be adopted to achieve safe injections in immunization, in the broader context of promoting safe vaccines and safety of all injections.  (+info)

A comparison of certain practice characteristics of dental anesthesiologists in Canada and the United States. (7/257)

An existing database was used to compare aspects of dental anesthesiology practice of dental anesthesiologists in Canada (n = 32) and the United States (n = 123). Data focusing on percutaneous injuries were obtained through a mailed questionnaire that was returned anonymously. Respondents provided information on the treatment of patients under deep sedation or general anesthesia only. Eighty-one percent of Canadians and 61% of Americans returned the questionnaire. The vast majority (84%) of injuries reported were due to sharps associated with general dentistry compared with those associated with anesthesiology. Canadians were more likely to be operator-anesthetists (P < .01) and to experience a percutaneous injury (P < .01) than US practitioners. American practitioners were more likely to have a greater proportion of the caseload under the age of 20 (P < .02). No other significant differences were observed. These results illustrate a number of unique attributes of the practice of dental anesthesiology in these 2 countries.  (+info)

The occupational risk to dental anesthesiologists of acquiring 3 bloodborne pathogens. (8/257)

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the occupational risk to dental anesthesiologists of contracting 3 bloodborne pathogens: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Through an anonymously returned, mailed questionnaire, dental anesthesiologists in Canada and the United States provided information regarding percutaneous and mucocutaneous contacts with contaminated fluid during the treatment of patients under deep sedation and general anesthesia as well as other general practice information. A mathematical model was applied to determine the occupational risk. RESULTS: Of the 101 (65%) returned questionnaires, 98 reported having treated patients within the previous 6 months. Of these, 41 (42%) had at least one percutaneous accident (89 accidents in total), and the projected mean annual injury rate for dental anesthesiologists overall was 1.82. The most common causes of injury were burs, intraoral needles, and dental instruments. Operator error during use was associated with 31% of reported accidents. Significantly more injuries were reported by those who also reported a mucocutaneous contact and by those working more than 25 hours per week. The projected mean annual number of mucocutaneous exposures was 0.88 for dental anesthesiologists overall. CONCLUSIONS: The calculated annual risk to the average dental anesthesiologist of acquiring HBV (if not immune), HCV, and HIV following percutaneous injury was very low for all infections (HBV the most; HIV the least). The risk of contracting HIV following mucocutaneous contact was extremely low.  (+info)

Needlestick injury - WikipediaNeedlestick injury - Wikipedia
A needlestick injury, percutaneous injury, or percutaneous exposure incident is the penetration of skin by a needle or other sharp object, which was in contact with blood, tissue, or other body fluid before the exposure. Occupational needlestick injuries primarily affect healthcare workers, who make up 80% of needlestick injuries in the United States. Various other occupations are also at increased risk of needlestick injury, including law enforcement, laborers, tattoo artists, food preparers, and agricultural workers. Though the acute physiological effects of a needlestick injury are generally negligible, these devices can transmit blood-borne diseases, placing those exposed at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Among healthcare workers and laboratory personnel worldwide, more than 25 blood-borne viruses have been reported to be caused by needlestick injuries. It is estimated that half of ...
Awareness and Occupational Exposures to Needlestick Injuries among Healthcare Workers: A Quantitative Assessment in a Ghanaian...Awareness and Occupational Exposures to Needlestick Injuries among Healthcare Workers: A Quantitative Assessment in a Ghanaian...
Background: This study determined awareness and occupational exposures to needlestick injuries (NSIs) and its associated risk factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 540 HCWs from three selected tertiary hospitals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed. Results: All the study participants were aware of NSI and NSI-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Most of them (63.6%) were trained on the safety use of sharps devices and the majority of them preferred safety-engineered devices (79.8%). A greater proportion of the participants has had HBV vaccination (85.9%). The prevalence of NSIs was approximately 47%. NSIs were highly ranked to occur at patients bedside (28.5%) and clinical laboratories (24.6%). Handling of needles/sharp objects before usage ...
Needlestick injury reportNeedlestick injury report
Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing said:. “Government and employers in the NHS need to start taking this issue seriously by introducing needle policies and investing in safer alternatives to traditional needles, so that these accidents dont happen in the first place. Nurses should also receive full support from their employers when they sustain an injury because no one wants to feel isolated and alone when going through such trauma .. 4,407 nurses responded to the RCN Needlestick Injury in 2008 survey published in the RCNs fortnightly Bulletin magazine and a further 320 nurses completed an online survey. The RCN says it is now looking forward to working with the Government, regulators and employers to address the issue. The report was launched to MPs, peers and stakeholders at the House of Commons yesterday (18 November 2008).. Read the RCN needlestick injury 2008 report.. More on the BBC news channel.. More IV news at IVTEAM. ...
Mental health status associated with needlestick injuriesMental health status associated with needlestick injuries
A total of 302 nurses working in the hospital of Guangdong, China, participated in this study. Out of the 302 nurses, 140 did not experience any needlestick injuries during the previous week, whereas 162 nurses experienced needlestick injuries. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-28 Standardized Questionnaire, which uses physical, anxiety, social function, and depression subscales, was used in this study. No significant difference between nurses exposed to blood and nurses not exposed to blood was found in terms of gender, age, length of employment, and civil status (P , 0.05). Results from the GHQ-28 Standardized Questionnaire showed that 75.9% (123/162) of nurses exposed to blood were suspected to suffer from mental disorders, whereas 40% (56/140) of nurses not exposed to blood were suspected to suffer from mental disorders. The mean mental health scores of nurses exposed to blood and those not exposed were 8.73 ± 7.32 and 5.69 ± 5.70, respectively. From these results, we can conclude ...
How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries | NIOSH | CDCHow to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries | NIOSH | CDC
Needlestick injuries can lead to serious or fatal infections. Health care workers who use or may be exposed to needles are at increased risk of needlestick injury. All workers who are at risk should take steps to protect themselves from this significant health hazard.
The incidence of needle stick injuries among medical students at Tabriz Imam Reza hospital in 2014The incidence of needle stick injuries among medical students at Tabriz Imam Reza hospital in 2014
Background and aims: Needle stick injuries are a common and serious occupational hazard in the medical settings. So, this study was aimed to assess the incidence of needle stick injury among medical students at Tabriz Imam Reza Hospital in 2014. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which its data was collected from 211 medical students in Tabriz Imam Reza Hospital. The study was done using valid and reliable researchers made questionnaire in December 2014 with getting inform consent from participants. The mentioned tool has two main parts; the first part studies the demographic and background variables and the second part focuses on the phenomenon of needle stick injuries and its relevant parameters. The data were firstly analyzed descriptively and the obtained results reported the qualitative variables in form of frequency (percentage) and for the quantitative variables the mean (standard deviation) was reported. Further on, the statistical relationship between demographic and background with
NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - 20040916 - Provision and use of safety-engineered medical devices among home care and hospice...NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - 20040916 - Provision and use of safety-engineered medical devices among home care and hospice...
BACKGROUND: Nurses who provide care in the home are at risk of blood exposure from needlesticks. Using safety-engineered medical devices reduces the risk of needlestick. The objectives of this study were to assess provision of safety devices by home care and hospice agencies as well as the use of these devices by home care and hospice nurses in North Carolina, and to examine the association betwee
Comparison of awareness about precautions for needle stick injuries: a survey among health care workers at a tertiary care...Comparison of awareness about precautions for needle stick injuries: a survey among health care workers at a tertiary care...
Needle stick injuries (NSIs) have the potential of causing Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, which is constantly adding to the burden of chronic liver disease in our country. It poses a risk to Health Care Workers (HCWs) and the patients they deal with. In order to limit the spread of these viruses, it is imperative that these HCWs be fully equipped with knowledge regarding prevention of NSIs and dealing with one, regardless of their designation. We therefore aimed to assess and compare the level of awareness about precautions for needle stick injuries amongst all those greatest at risk. This was a cross- sectional study carried out at Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. A 23 itemed self-administered questionnaire was given to hospital staff including doctors, lab technicians and nurses via convenience sampling, in various departments. Data was analyzed via SPSS 18 software and a p-value of |0.05 was considered significant. A total of 198 responses were taken for this study, out of which 70 (35.4 %
Weekly dilemma... Needlestick injuries in the workplac | Personnel TodayWeekly dilemma... Needlestick injuries in the workplac | Personnel Today
I run a funeral home and one of our employees accidentally jabbed himself while embalming, on a body that turned out to be HIV positive. What are the legal implications and how can I stop this happening again?. It is very important that you assist your employee at an early stage. Consider providing counselling as the employee may be suffering from anxiety as a result of the incident.. You must contact your insurers and notify them of a potential employers liability claim against you. They will put in hand any legal defence you may have if your employee does decide to bring a claim against you. Whether or not you have a sustainable defence will depend on what practices and procedures you had in place at the time of the accident - highlighting the need for thorough risk assessment.. Guidance for prevention of needlestick injuries can be obtained from the National Health Service. There are no recognised national standards for embalming. It is, therefore, very important that you have practices and ...
Technology and Teamwork Drive a Sharps Safety ProgramTechnology and Teamwork Drive a Sharps Safety Program
MedPro Safety. www.medprosafety.com. A needlestick injury is reported in this country every 30 seconds. That figure translates into U.S. healthcare workers suffering between 850,000 and 1 million injuries from conventional needles and sharps each year, with as many as 5 million annual needlestick injuries gone unreported. Of these injuries, 1 out of every 7, or 18,000, U.S. healthcare workers is accidentally stuck by a contaminated sharp each year. These accidental exposures can have serious consequences, from the spread of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, to more than 20 other infections that can be transmitted through needlesticks. According to the American Hospital Association, one case of serious infection by bloodborne pathogens can add up to $1 million or more in expenditures for testing follow-up, lost time and disability payments. And even when no infection occurs, the cost of follow-up for a high-risk exposure can exceed $3,000 per needlestick injury. In 1991, the Occupational Safety ...
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... BETHLEHEM Pa. Sept. 9 2013 /... Robert B. Dawson DNP MSA RN VA-BC CR... Click here for an audio ...Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) needlestick (sharps)...,B.,Braun,to,Showcase,Its,Safety-Engineered,IV,Therapy,Portfolio,at,AVA,medicine,advanced medical technology,medical laboratory technology,medical device technology,latest medical technology,Health
How Do We Decrease Sharps Injuries and Body Fluid Exposures? Through Personal Protective EquipmentHow Do We Decrease Sharps Injuries and Body Fluid Exposures? Through Personal Protective Equipment
|p|​Data show that 45% of blood and body fluid exposures among healthcare workers made contact with unprotected skin, and although 67% of exposures involved the eyes, fewer than one-third of healthcare workers were wearing facial protective equipment, according to the International Safety Centers (ISC) 2015 Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet) report for blood and body fluid exposures. |/p|
EMPLOYERS SEEK TO REDUCE RISKS FROM NEEDLE STICKS | Business InsuranceEMPLOYERS SEEK TO REDUCE RISKS FROM NEEDLE STICKS | Business Insurance
They are armed with latex gloves, goggles and face masks. Many have been vaccinated against communicable infections. A box for biohazardous waste is placed alongside the tools of their trade.. But some say thats not enough to protect them against the risks of their profession.. It sounds like a page from science fiction, but it is reality for American health care workers. The risk of infection through needlestick with deadly diseases such as Hepatitis B or C, or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is inherent in many health care job descriptions. Nurses and phlebotomists who routinely use needles to draw blood and start intravenous catheters are especially susceptible.. Despite the risks, it is widely agreed that many needlestick injuries are unreported. Statistics gathered through the International Health Care Worker Safety Center in the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center found underreporting to be as high as 39%. When a needlestick injury occurs, a health care worker may make a ...
Prevalence of Needle-stick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers, Najran, Saudi Arabia | OMICS InternationalPrevalence of Needle-stick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers, Najran, Saudi Arabia | OMICS International
Introduction: An investigation estimates that needle-stick and sharps injuries affect about 3.5 million individuals on the global level. In healthcare workers nurses and ..
BD Announces U.S. Launch of BD Vacutainer® Push Button Blood Collection Set with Pre-Attached HolderBD Announces U.S. Launch of BD Vacutainer® Push Button Blood Collection Set with Pre-Attached Holder
June 01, 2010) -- BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the U.S. launch of the BD Vacutainer® Push Button Blood Collection Set with Pre-Attached Holder. The ready-to-use product has been designed to help protect healthcare workers from accidental needlestick injuries (NSIs) during the blood collection process and to prevent reuse of the tube holder. "The pre-attached holder provides additional protection from tube holder-end needlestick injuries. When used as intended, this product virtually eliminates a healthcare workers exposure to a contaminated needle," said Dr. Ana Stankovic, Worldwide Vice President - Medical and Scientific Affairs and Clinical Operations, BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems. "In the healthcare setting where every second is valuable, this new product also helps healthcare professionals focus more on patient care by reducing the time required to collect blood for diagnostic testing.". As with the original BD Vacutainer® Push ...
Medi-Dose/EPS Medi Dose EPS NeedleSafe II needlestick sharps safety (December, 2019)Medi-Dose/EPS Medi Dose EPS NeedleSafe II needlestick sharps safety (December, 2019)
Each year, some 800,000 healthcare workers suffer a needlestick injury. Make sure yours dont with the NeedleSafe II from Medi-Dose. Using the device, staf
Needle Stick Injury Using a Needleless System | Anesthesiology | ASA PublicationsNeedle Stick Injury Using a Needleless System | Anesthesiology | ASA Publications
To the Editor:-Prevention of needle stick injury is a major issue in the operating room. Various needleless systems are available to avoid this risk. [1,2] We have been using a needleless intravenous access system (InterLink Injection Site; Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, Ill, and InterLink Syringe Cannula, Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) in our pediatric intensive care unit and operating room for the past year, and are satisfied, in general. We did however, experience a single incident of skin injury caused by this system ...
Needlestick injuries in veterinary medicineNeedlestick injuries in veterinary medicine
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In 2017, Vigmed became part of Greiner Bio-One. Since then, a conversion to GBO subsidiaries and distributors has been on-going in selected markets. The fusion of Vigmeds innovative capabilities and centre of excellence knowledge with Greiner Bio-Ones market position and financial strength should see growth accelerate even further. Vigmed, a medical devices company located in Helsingborg, Sweden, pursues the same goal as Greiner Bio-One: to prevent needlestick injuries in the medical healthcare sector. With this acquisition, Greiner Bio-One have added safety IV catheters to their product range. These products, for intravenous and arterial catheterization, were first launched in 2014 and all of them have a built-in automatic safety mechanism that protects the user from needlestick injuries. Greiner Bio-One branded products entered production in March 2019, and we are proud to announce that .... the Vigmed product line is now available from Greiner Bio-One! Both CLiP® and SWiTCH Vigmed brands ...
丙型肝炎 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书丙型肝炎 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
該病的傳播大多藉由共用針頭（英语：Drug_injection）、消毒不完全的醫療設備、在進行健康照護工作時的針扎傷害（英语：Needlestick injury）還有輸血造成[1][3]。現在有了血液篩檢作業後，經由輸血而感染的病例已小於兩百萬分之一[1]。還有另一種傳播方式是母親在生產時給嬰孩[1]。一般日常生活的接觸是不具傳染性的[4]。C型肝炎是已知五種肝炎病毒的其中一種：A型、B型、C型、D型、E型[8]。診斷方法是檢測血液中是否存在血清抗體或是病毒的RNA。只要是暴露在危險因子下的民眾，都會建議進行篩檢[1]。 ...
Syringes (BD), Per PieceSyringes (BD), Per Piece
BD Medical - Medical Surgical Systems is a global leader for hypodermic needles and syringes. BD has been a pioneer and leader in developing high-quality, easy-to-use injection devices designed to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries and exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The Company offers one of the most complete lines of advanced safety-engineered products in the industry.. Image for reference only.. ...
Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries | The First Aid ShowNeedle Stick and Sharps Injuries | The First Aid Show
Needle-stick injuries are where you have been hurt by any needle used on someone which could then potentially pass an infection on to you, or someone else
ive had a needlestick! Pt. is Hep c+ | allnursesi've had a needlestick! Pt. is Hep c+ | allnurses
i got a needlestick on saturday..my pt. was confused, disoriented, and dying of hepatic failure. she is alcoholic, and who knows about her past. she is also hep c+. initial hiv on her was -.
Access Scientific Announces FDA Clearance for New 3 French, 6 cm POWERWAND to Eliminate Repetitive Needlesticks for IV AccessAccess Scientific Announces FDA Clearance for New 3 French, 6 cm POWERWAND to Eliminate Repetitive Needlesticks for IV Access
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Introduction: Needle stick injuries (NSI) are preventable global occupational hazards which are quite prevalent among Health Care Workers (HCW) who are pillars of Health Care Systems. The NSI can easily result to blood borne infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The infections have bad outcomes to the HCW such as long term illness, disability and even death. Health care workers optimal health is essential for efficient delivery of health services. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and response to NSI among Health Care Workers working at Kenyatta National Hospital. Methodology: The overall objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and response to needle stick injuries among HCW working at KNH. The study design was cross-sectional descriptive while data was collected by quantitative and qualitative methods. The study population was 1394 HCW who performed invasive patient procedures from where a sample of 331 ...
WHO Urges Greater Global Effort On Safe Injections | EmaxHealthWHO Urges Greater Global Effort On Safe Injections | EmaxHealth
The new technologies should be available to developing countries, where injections are used more and where the risk of infection transmission is greater," said Dr Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General for Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals at WHO.. According to WHO figures, unsafe injections and needle stick injuries suffered by health-care workers together cause 33% of new Hepatitis B infections and two million new cases of Hepatitis C in the world each year. In addition, unsafe injections in health-care settings account for an estimated 5% of new HIV cases worldwide.. The use of syringes with features that prevent reuse and needle stick injuries would avert about 1.3 million global deaths per year by preventing infections and the epidemics caused by their spread, WHO estimates.. Actions by WHO. To promote the purchase of the safest injection devices by countries and procurement agencies, WHO will continue to provide up-to-date data and guidance to those creating policy and advocacy ...
About Half of Nurses in U.K. Have Experienced Needle Stick Injuries, Many Are Concerned About HIV Risk, Study Says - TheBody.comAbout Half of Nurses in U.K. Have Experienced Needle Stick Injuries, Many Are Concerned About HIV Risk, Study Says - TheBody.com
A recent report by the United Kingdoms Royal College of Nursing found that 48% of the 5,000 nurses polled had been injured by a needle previously used on ...
HIV prophylaxis for health care workers. | Base documentaire | BDSPHIV prophylaxis for health care workers. | Base documentaire | BDSP
The US Public Health Service PHS published new recommendations for preventing HIV seroconversion in health care workers suffering needle-stick injuries. In response, health care institutions across the United States are updating their internal protocols to meet the currently accepted standard of care in this area. We found the new guidelines...
Helping healthcare employers to prepare for sharps Directive | Personnel TodayHelping healthcare employers to prepare for sharps Directive | Personnel Today
The HSE investigation found that the employee was not made aware of the patients infection status until after the injury occurred and was not supervised during the procedure. An examination of the trusts systems found failures to carry out suitable risk assessments where there was a risk of exposure to BBVs. They also failed to implement adequate controls or provide training around them, and lacked suitable arrangements for effective monitoring and review of safe working practices. The HSE issued four improvement notices in May 2008, which the trust subsequently complied with (HSE, 2010). Going forward. The need to prevent the personal risks of needlestick injuries and exposure to BBVs has led to the introduction of legislation to reduce the incidence and prevalence of occupational-acquired diseases in the healthcare environment. As healthcare employers consider their approach to meet the EU sharps Directive and the need to introduce suitable and sufficient control measures to meet the ...
Welsh political leaders show support for hepatitis C elimination on World Hepatitis Day | Hepatitis C TrustWelsh political leaders show support for hepatitis C elimination on World Hepatitis Day | Hepatitis C Trust
There are a number of transmission routes, but the most common is through the sharing of drug equipment which accounts for around 90% of new infections. Other routes include receiving blood products or blood transfusions through the NHS before adequate screening in the 1990s, and the sharing of toothbrushes, scissors and razors. A very low percentage of infections occur through mother to baby transmission, needlestick injuries, and unprotected sex where blood is involved. Receiving medical treatment, getting a haircut or shave, and getting a tattoo overseas in countries where razors and needles are not sterilised to such a high standard is also a route of transmission ...
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I am an RN and push versed and fentanyl. I draw up the medication in the syringe with an 18 gauge needle and leave needle on with the cap. I then remove the needle and push the medication with the syri...
Biosafety Issues in Focus in AIHce Conference -- Occupational Health & SafetyBiosafety Issues in Focus in AIHce Conference -- Occupational Health & Safety
For the first time, U.S. physicians rates of suffering needlesticks and sharps injuries exceeded nurses rates during 2017, an International Safety Center presenter said during a Biosafety Issues in IH session at the AIHce EXP 2019 conference.
BOB NEEDLESTICK AND HIV.................HELP ME - Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention -- TheBody..."BOB NEEDLESTICK AND HIV.................HELP ME - Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention -- TheBody...
Hello, You did not see any trace of blood and the doc opened the new packet of syringes in front of your eyes? Now tell me again why you think the needle was used? Oh yes, because you did not see...
What to Do If You Experience a Sharps InjuryWhat to Do If You Experience a Sharps Injury
A sharps injury can pose risk for infections like HIV and hepatitis, but they're rare and avoidable if you follow safe practices and prevention tips.
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View needle stick report from ENGLISH 101 at Montgomery College. s, St. Paul, New York City, and San Francisco, 1993-1995. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 46(2): 21-25. Centers for Disease
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At least four UK healthcare workers are known to have died following occupationally acquired HIV infection. By 1999, another healthcare worker was known to have been infected. Between 1996 and 2009, the Health Protection Agency received reports of 17 healthcare workers who had been infected with hepatitis C virus due to occupational exposure.. Needle-stick and sharps injuries account for 17% of accidents to NHS staff and are the second most common cause of injury, behind moving and handling of patients, at 18%.. ...
Web-based Tool to Aid the Identification of Chemicals Potentially Posing a Health Risk through Percutaneous Exposure -- A+A...Web-based Tool to Aid the Identification of Chemicals Potentially Posing a Health Risk through Percutaneous Exposure -- A+A...
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Everything you need to know about HIV/AIDS - Dublin STD ClinicEverything you need to know about HIV/AIDS - Dublin STD Clinic
How many Irish people live with the disease?. There are 4,500-5000 people currently living with HIV in Ireland.. Which groups are most at risk?. Of those new cases for whom a risk of infection can be established, the group at highest risk is men who have sex with men who represent almost 50pc of those testing positive each year. Less than half of these men are born in Ireland. Heterosexual infection accounts for approximately 30pc of new cases. The majority of these cases were born in areas of generalised HIV epidemic. A small percentage of cases of HIV infection were in people who inject drugs and this has been linked to homelessness. Mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy is currently extremely low.. How is HIV transmitted?. HIV is transmitted in four main ways: by unprotected sex, from mother to child during pregnancy, by injection drug use with needle sharing and by untreated needle stick injury, occupational or non-occupational.. ...
REGARDING POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS - Hepatitis B - MedHelpREGARDING POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS - Hepatitis B - MedHelp
I HAVE EXPOSED TO ONE HEPATITS-B POSITIVE NEEDLE STICK INJURY. I HAVE HAD VACCINATION OF A SINGLE DOSE TWICE BETWEEN LONG INTERVAL. SOON AFTER EXPOSURE I HAD ANOTHER FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE AFTER THAT HB...
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Our hand protection options allow reduction in complexity, SKUs and injuries. Tilsatec gloves provide unmatched protection from a variety of hazards, such as cuts, puncture, needlestick puncture, heat, and impact. Many options have been co-developed to develop solutions for unique industry needs.
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Mattel Childrens Hospital UCLA experts have offered certain tips to minimize the pain associated with the needlestick, reducing cry or scream that kids do when they are about to get an injection.
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Looking for online definition of needle-stick injury in the Medical Dictionary? needle-stick injury explanation free. What is needle-stick injury? Meaning of needle-stick injury medical term. What does needle-stick injury mean?
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Feds encourage blunt-tip suture needle use | OSHA Healthcare AdvisorFeds encourage blunt-tip suture needle use | OSHA Healthcare Advisor
To put it bluntly, the FDA, CDC, NIOSH, and OSHA want to see more use of blunt-tip suture needles in operating rooms. The four federal agencies posted a joint announcement on May 30 strongly encouraging health care professionals to use blunt-tip suture needles as an alternative to standard suture needles when suturing fascia and muscle to decrease the risk of needlestick injury.
Needle Stick Injury - Who Bears the Brunt? - Relax In A MinuteNeedle Stick Injury - Who Bears the Brunt? - Relax In A Minute
A hospitalized quiet with AIDS ended up noticeably upset and endeavored to expel the intravenous (IV) catheters in his arm. Amid the battle, an IV mixture line was pulled. An attendant at the scene recuperated the connector needle toward the finish of the IV line and was endeavoring to reinsert it when the patient kicked her arm, pushing the needle into her hand. The medical attendant who supported the needle stick damage tried negative for HIV that day, however she tried HIV positive a while later. This is by all account not the only case. Ordinary social insurance specialists are presented to unsafe and destructive blood-borne pathogens and are in danger of word related acquisitions of blood-borne ailments. Word related introduction to blood-borne pathogens among human services specialists incorporate percutaneous presentation i.e. presentation to needles and other sharp protests, and mucocutaneous introduction i.e. contact with in place or nonintact skin, the contact with mucous films. In the ...
Prefilled Syringes Market to Surge Well Beyond US$ 7 Billion by 2025, Underpinned by Advancements in Technology | Goa Headlines...Prefilled Syringes Market to Surge Well Beyond US$ 7 Billion by 2025, Underpinned by Advancements in Technology | Goa Headlines...
The Global Prefilled Syringes Market was valued at US$ 2805.4 million in 2015 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 11% during the forecast period (2017-2025), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights. The rising incidence of chronic disease coupled with the rising occurrence of needle-stick injuries and infections caused as a result of these injuries are expected to be major factors driving growth of the global prefilled syringes market over the foreseeable future.. Various harmful diseases such as Hepatitis B virus can spread through use of unsafe syringes. According to World Health Organization, the Hepatitis B virus accounts for 21.7 million new infections each year due to unsafe injections. This large number can be reduced with the incorporation of prefilled syringes that facilitates high levels of safety due to presence of retractable needles that eliminates the risk of needle-stick injuries.. Prefilled syringes are utilized across a wide range of therapeutic ...
Infection Control Policy- needlestick injury, human bites & spillages (blood, vomit, faeces, urine) etc - Ashcroft Surgery ...Infection Control Policy- needlestick injury, human bites & spillages (blood, vomit, faeces, urine) etc - Ashcroft Surgery ...
Ashcroft Surgery is committed to lessoning the risk and so control of infection within the building and in relation to the clinical procedures carried out within it. The practice will undertake to maintain the premises, equipment, drugs and procedures to the standards detailed below and will undertake to provide facilities and the financial resources to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to reduce or remove all infection risk. Wherever possible or practicable the practice will seek to use washable or disposable materials for items such as soft furnishings and consumables, e.g. seating materials, wall coverings including paint, bedding, couch rolls, modesty sheets, bed curtains, floor coverings, towels etc, and ensure that these are laundered, cleaned or changed frequently to minimise risk of infection.. More specifically, Ashcroft Surgery will do the following.... ...
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BD Insyte Autoguard Shielded IV Catheters made of FEP Polymer means added safety for you. Theyre the safety-engineered version of the popular BD Insyte IV catheter. BD Insyte Autoguard shielded IV catheters autoguard technology is the only safety-engineered catheter proven to demonstrate effective needlestick reduction.
Course For Bloodborne Pathogens | PennsylvaniaCourse For Bloodborne Pathogens | Pennsylvania
Course For Bloodborne Pathogens provides access to the Bloodborne Pathogens Training Class, which may be recommended or required in the state of Pennsylvania for employees who are occupationally exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM). Many employers make certain that their workers receive regular training that covers all elements of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. This training is generally made available on initial assignment, at least annually thereafter, and when new or modified tasks or procedures affect a workers occupational exposure. This online Bloodborne Pathogens Training Class provides meaningful content intended to educate students on bloodborne pathogens and diseases, methods used to control occupational exposure, hepatitis B vaccine, and medical evaluation and post-exposure follow-up procedures. This course has been designed to present topics relevant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training requirement as stated in OSHAs ...
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Care Workers - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govPost-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Care Workers - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Health Care Workers that have occupational exposure to blood are at risk for HIV infection. Prevention of blood exposure, through safer practices, barrier precautions, safer needle devices, and other innovations, is the best way to prevent infection with HIV and other bloodborne pathogens.. Though these strategies have been successful in reducing the frequency of blood exposure and needlestick injuries in the past decade, the hazard has not been eliminated. As of December 2001, the CDC had received voluntary reports of 57 documented cases of HIV seroconversion temporally associated with occupational exposure to HIV among U.S. health care personnel. An additional 138 infections among health care personnel were considered possible cases of occupational transmission. Because there is no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, optimal post exposure care, including the administration of antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV infection, remains a high priority in protecting health care workers. ...
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Care Workers - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govPost-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Care Workers - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Health Care Workers that have occupational exposure to blood are at risk for HIV infection. Prevention of blood exposure, through safer practices, barrier precautions, safer needle devices, and other innovations, is the best way to prevent infection with HIV and other bloodborne pathogens.. Though these strategies have been successful in reducing the frequency of blood exposure and needlestick injuries in the past decade, the hazard has not been eliminated. As of December 2001, the CDC had received voluntary reports of 57 documented cases of HIV seroconversion temporally associated with occupational exposure to HIV among U.S. health care personnel. An additional 138 infections among health care personnel were considered possible cases of occupational transmission. Because there is no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, optimal post exposure care, including the administration of antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV infection, remains a high priority in protecting health care workers. ...
Occupational exposure to sharps injury among healthcare providers in Ethiopia regional hospitals | Annals of Occupational and...Occupational exposure to sharps injury among healthcare providers in Ethiopia regional hospitals | Annals of Occupational and...
Sharps injury is a penetrating stab wound from a needle, scalpel, or another sharp object that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. According to World Health Organization pooled estimate, the annual incidence of sharps injury in Africa was ranged from 2.10 to 4.68 per person per year, but research data in Ethiopia is limited. The aim of the study was to investigate sharps injury prevalence and associated risk factors. Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted with 200 healthcare providers (HCP) in Northeast Ethiopia. Proportionate stratified sampling was used to select HCP. Sharps injury during the last 12 months was an outcome variable whereas demographic characteristics, behavioral attributes, and job environment characteristics were independent variables. Data was collected from April to May 2016 using self-administered questionnaire; which was adapted from World Health Organization best practices for injections and related procedures toolkit. Bivariate and multivariate
New OSHA Needlestick Fact Sheet Validates Adhesive Anchors | allnursesNew OSHA Needlestick Fact Sheet Validates Adhesive Anchors | allnurses
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--04/01/2004--Adhesive anchors for needlestick safety, such as StatLock(R), are the subject of a new fact sheet issued by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety
Factors influencing nurses compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A...Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A...
Nurses may acquire an infection during the provision of nursing care because of occupational exposure to microorganisms. Relevant literature reports that, compliance with Standard Precautions (a set of guidelines that can protect health care professionals from being exposed to microorganisms) is low among nurses. Additionally, high rates of exposure to microorganisms among nurses via several modes (needlesticks, hand contamination with blood, exposure to air-transmitted microorganisms) occur. The aim of the study was to study the factors that influence nurses compliance with Standard Precaution in order to avoid occupational exposure to pathogens, by employing a qualitative research design. A focus group approach was used to explore the issue under study. Four focus groups (N = 30) were organised to elicit nurses perception of the factors that influence their compliance with Standard Precautions. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used as the theoretical framework and the data were analysed according
Protect Yourself from These 3 Bloodborne PathogensProtect Yourself from These 3 Bloodborne Pathogens
Most bloodborne pathogens are transmitted when blood or body fluid from an infected person enters the body of another person. This can happen through abrasions, needlesticks, human bites, or through mucous membranes.. Not everyone who has been infected with a bloodborne pathogen knows they have been infected. Therefore, it is important to treat all blood and body fluids as if they contain a life threatening illness. If you are faced with a situation that requires you to handle blood or body fluids, reaching out for help is the best way to protect yourself from infection.. Aftermath has handled blood cleanup, communicable disease decontamination, and specialty sanitization for thousands of crime scenes and contaminated buildings. We are available 24 hours a day -- contact us today for more information.. ...
Bloodborne Pathogens | FAA USA Safety and Health ProgramsBloodborne Pathogens | FAA USA Safety and Health Programs
The Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Program Plan: Each department, program, and research facility must have an complete program plan in both electronic and hard copy available in their facility that includes a template of the Hepatitis B form, the Blood Contaminated Material Clean-up Standard Operating Procedure, and a current training record. This file is customizable for your facility.. UWM Bloodborne Pathogens Program. Blood Contaminated Material Clean-Up Standard Operating Procedure. Hepatitis B Vaccine Form and Guidance Document: This is to be maintained in the personnel file for the employee in their respective departmental HR office.. Supplements: Recombivax Vaccine Insert, Engerix B Vaccine Insert. UWM Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan: This must be completed and kept on file for each department with personnel that have reasonable risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.. ...
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Iapyx Medical Introduces Catheter Stabilization Devices to Minimize Complication, Infections | Imaging Technology NewsIapyx Medical Introduces Catheter Stabilization Devices to Minimize Complication, Infections | Imaging Technology News
April 26, 2007 - Iapyx Medical introduced its Stable-Line family of catheter stabilization products designed to minimize the risk of catheter-related bloodstream and urinary tract infections, two of the three most common hospital-acquired infections. With the launch of Stable-Line Arterial and Stable-Line Foley catheter stabilization devices, Iapyx Medical aims to combat the epidemic of hospital-acquired infections and improve patient care and clinician safety.. The Stable-Line Arterial catheter stabilization device is designed to prevent inadvertent movement and dislodgment of arterial lines. Suture securement, the traditional means of arterial line securement, increases patients risks of developing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), which pose a significant mortality risk. Suture securement also puts healthcare workers at risk for needlestick injuries, which expose them to blood-borne pathogens including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. The Stable-Line Arterial device mitigates ...
Indmedica - Indian Journal of Community MedicineIndmedica - Indian Journal of Community Medicine
AIDS imposes on the nurses lots of stress associated with a sense of professional and personal inadequacy and fear of becoming infected3.. Ippolito G. et al have reported that HIV infection can be acquired through occupational injury during intervention on HIV infected patient. The HIV sequences of the doctor and patient were encoded, analyzed and compared and found to be closely related3. Based on data from over 5,100 exposures from 26 studies worldwide, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, estimate that the overall risk of infection from accidental exposure is 0.3% if expsoure is parenteral, 0.1% if via mucous membrane4. In another study amongst health care workers from over 300 health care institutions, the risk of seroconversion following parenteral exposure consistently remained less than 1%5.. There are many misconceptions about the risk of transmission through infected needles that need to be corrected. The risk of HIV transmission through accidental needlestick injury does ...
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Who Needs It. Occupational exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens regulation 29 CFR 1910.1030 (Federal OSHA) and 8 CCR 5193 (California OSHA) cover employees who, as a result of doing their job, could come in contact with blood or other potentially infectious material through the eyes, skin, nose or mouth, or under the skin by means of puncture with a sharp object such as a blade or metal shaving, a needle-stick, cut, or human bite.. It is about preventing on-the-job transmission of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, both diseases that affect the liver, and the HIV virus which causes AIDS.. Required for employees who render emergency medical care (in-house first aid team) or handle blood in their work. The regulation covers all employees for whom it could be reasonably anticipated as the result of performing their job duties to have occupational exposure (skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact) to blood or blood borne pathogens (Hepatitis B or HIV) as the result of performing their job duties. ...
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Hepatitis C | HCV | MedlinePlusHepatitis C | HCV | MedlinePlus
Hepatitis C virus can spread through contact with infected blood, by sharing needles or needle-stick injuries. Learn who should get tested for HCV.
Are you protected? - Dentistry.co.ukAre you protected? - Dentistry.co.uk
How often have you de-gloved after a patient only to realise you have obtained the smallest scratch mark on your hand? What do you do? Give it a thorough washing and think nothing more of it? Does your practice have a protocol in place if a needle-stick injury occurs? In September of last year Dr Will Coulter spoke to all VDPs on the topic of cross infection control as part of our day release programme. More recently, Dr Martin Fulford spoke at the IDA conference held in Wexford on the same topic. Both were equally informative and thought-provoking. At undergraduate level, in Cork Dental School and Hospital, our training in cross infection control was second to none. Every surface area of our assigned units was decontaminated before and after each patient: burs, suction tips, matrix bands, polishing cups and brushes, as well as endodontic hand files, were all limited to single use and disposed of thereafter. All instrumentation underwent stringent cleaning and sterilisation by CSSD staff and ...
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MONOJECT MAGELLAN™ Safety Needles are needle based safety devices that protect the healthcare worker from accidental needle stick injuries. The easy one handed design and robust safety shield ensure the clinician is protected against any exposures from sharps injury.
Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens | Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationEnforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
INSPECTION GUIDELINES. The Compliance Officer should determine through interviews or observation of work involving exposure to blood or OPIM whether sufficient engineering controls and work practices are used. While it is generally accepted that an exposure incident can occur at any time or place, a review of the facility records can better direct the Compliance Officer to areas that are more likely to be sites of exposure incidents. Data from The Uniform Needlestick and Sharp Object Injury Report, 77 Hospitals, 1993-1995 (Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet) at http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/epinet/) show that injuries occurred, in order of frequency, in patient rooms, operating rooms, emergency departments, and intensive/critical care units. The report indicates that nurses (RNs and LPNs) were injured more often than any other type of healthcare worker. Furthermore, the report finds that an overwhelming majority (93%) of the injuries were caused by items that were ...
Exposure Panel Bloodborne Panel aka Needlestick PackageExposure Panel Bloodborne Panel aka "Needlestick Package"
Use: These tests are to be used for testing source patient exposures. They may be ordered only through the appropriate Health Service:. Hospital Employees: UNC Hospitals Occupational Health Service (984-974-4480). University Employees/Dental School Faculty and Staff: UNC Employee Health Service (966-9119). All students: UNC Student Health Services (966-6561) M-F 8am- ...
Bloodborne Pathogens Training & Standards - StericycleBloodborne Pathogens Training & Standards - Stericycle
Handling bloodborne pathogens requires proper training. During bloodborne pathogens training, discover examples of BBP & learn how to safely handle them.
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Body Fluid Exposures Differential DiagnosesBody Fluid Exposures Differential Diagnoses
Blood and any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood should be considered capable of transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Semen and vaginal secretions should also be considered potentially able to transmit these viruses.
Body Fluid Exposures: Background, Pathophysiology, EtiologyBody Fluid Exposures: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology
Blood and any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood should be considered capable of transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Semen and vaginal secretions should also be considered potentially able to transmit these viruses.
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The risk of bloodborne disease transmission depends on the source patients serologic status, the nature of the exposure, and the healthcare workers susceptibility. Also, different disease agents have different levels of virulence and therefore pose different degrees of risk. For workers that are unprotected against hepatitis B virus (i.e., those that have not been vaccinated or have not obtained naturally immunity due to resolved infection), the risk of developing serological evidence of infection following exposure to the blood of an HBV-infected patient may range from 23%-62%, depending upon the nature of the exposure (e.g., whether the injury is a puncture wound or a splash to the mucosa, the depth and severity of any percutaneous injuries, the amount of patient material involved, etc.), and the hepatitis B e-antigen (HbeAg) status of the source patient. The average incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconversion following a percutaneous exposure to an HCV-infected source is 1.8%. The ...
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Forty years ago, a beloved neighbor was bedridden for weeks at a time with a mysterious ailment. She knew only that it involved her liver and that she must never drink alcohol, which would make things worse.. It was decades before the cause of these debilitating flare-ups was discovered: a viral infection at first called non-A, non-B hepatitis, then properly identified in 1989 as hepatitis C. The apparent source of her infection was a blood transfusion she had received decades earlier.. A screening test was soon developed, making it possible to check all blood products for the hepatitis C virus. But that by no means put an end to the infection. Transmission persists today, commonly the result of intravenous drug abuse with shared needles, sexual and especially anal intercourse, and, among health care workers, accidental needlesticks or other contact with infected blood.. "An estimated 3.2 million people in the United States are infected, but the vast majority of them dont know it," Dr. Mark S. ...
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At least four UK healthcare workers are known to have died following occupationally acquired HIV infection. By 1999, another healthcare worker was known to have been infected. Between 1996 and 2009, the Health Protection Agency received reports of 17 healthcare workers who had been infected with hepatitis C virus due to occupational exposure.. Needle-stick and sharps injuries account for 17% of accidents to NHS staff and are the second most common cause of injury, behind moving and handling of patients, at 18%.. ...
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  • For the first time, U.S. physicians' rates of suffering needlesticks and sharps injuries exceeded nurses' rates during 2017, an International Safety Center presenter said during a 'Biosafety Issues in IH' session at the AIHce EXP 2019 conference. (ohsonline.com)
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  • Though the acute physiological effects of a needlestick injury are generally negligible, these devices can transmit blood-borne diseases, placing those exposed at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (wikipedia.org)
  • Lack of access to appropriate personal protective equipment, or alternatively, employee failure to use provided equipment, increases the risk of occupational needlestick injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • fatigue, high workload, shift work, high pressure, or high perception of risk can all increase the chances of a needlestick injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Within the medical field, specialties differ in regard to the risk of needlestick injury: surgery, anesthesia, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), internal medicine, and dermatology have high risk, whereas radiology and pediatrics have relatively low rates of injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Physicians are particularly likely to leave a needlestick unreported, citing worries about loss of respect or a low risk perception. (wikipedia.org)
  • With the EU preparing to introduce legislation that will cover sharps injuries in the healthcare sector, employers that are most at risk must take steps towards compliance with the new laws, says Graham Johnson, clinical lead - nursing, Bupa Health and Wellbeing. (personneltoday.com)
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  • Dr. Edward Bernacki, chairman of the joint committee on health and safety at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, said the hospital established a 24-hour needlestick hot line two years ago that is known to employees as 5-STIX. (businessinsurance.com)
  • in 56% of cases, safety mechanisms for items causing injury were not activated at the time of use and injury. (ecri.org)
  • These products, for intravenous and arterial catheterization, were first launched in 2014 and all of them have a built-in automatic safety mechanism that protects the user from needlestick injuries. (gbo.com)
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  • Trained senior nurses will soon be available throughout NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to risk assess colleagues who suffer a needlestick injury. (nhsggc.org.uk)
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  • Recording of needlestick injuries on the OSHA 200 log. (osha.gov)
  • Thank you for your letter dated April 21 requesting guidance on the proper recording of needlestick injuries on the OSHA 200 Log. (osha.gov)
  • Upon review of the criteria outlined in your letter, we have determined that your method of recording needlesticks on the OSHA 200 Log is accurate and complete. (osha.gov)
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