Is your ASC ready for closer scrutiny on sharps safety?
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Preventing needlestick injuries in healthcare settings.
Disclaimer: Mention of any company or product does not constitute endorsement by NIOSH. Employers of health care workers should implement the use of improved engineering controls to reduce needlestick injuries: • Eliminate the use of needles where safe and effective alternatives are available. • Implement the use of devices with safety features and evaluate their use to determine which are most...
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Prevention of percutaneous sharps injuries in perioperative settings remains a challenge. Occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens, not only from patients to health care providers but also from health care providers to patients, is a significant concern. Legislation and position statements geared toward ensuring the safety of patients and health care workers have not resulted in signif...
متن کاملRR914 - An evaluation of the efficacy of safer sharps devices: Systematic review
Sharps-related injuries carry the risk of serious blood borne infection. A systematic review was undertaken to consider the evidence related to safer sharps devices and their impact on needlestick injury reduction within the healthcare sector. The review sought to determine whether: n the use of safer sharps devices could reduce the incidence of sharps injury; n dedicated educational / training...
متن کاملSharps injuries in UK health care: a review of injury rates, viral transmission and potential efficacy of safety devices.
AIMS To review the literature on sharps injuries and occupational bloodborne virus transmission in health care in the UK and the worldwide evidence for injury prevention of sharps safety devices. METHODS Literature review by online database and Internet resource search. RESULTS Twenty-four relevant publications were identified regarding UK reported sharps injury rates. UK studies showed as ...
متن کاملAssess your sharps injury prevention program.
Sharps injury prevention programs are intended to reduce the risks associated with the use of needles and other sharps. The goal of such programs should be to provide protection to everyone in the facility — from the sharps users, such as nurses and physicians, to those who may come in contact with the sharp after use, such as housekeeping personnel, visitors, or waste handlers. These programs ...
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دوره 28 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012