travel through the patient’s skin and into the nurse’s finger, which is holding the pinched skin. Along with misalignment of the angle of injection, it may be difficult to visualize the injection site during pen delivery of insulin. Poor visualization has been reported as a contributing factor with this type of needlestick injury. Some insulin pen needles are not available with a needle guard; ...

To the Editor—The Massachusetts Department of Public Health mandates that all Massachusetts hospitals maintain an active log to track sharps injuries due to the health risks related to such injuries. These logs are used to guide continuous quality improvement activities aimed at preventing sharps injuries. A review of sharps injuries at UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) in 2013 showed a see...

aim: injury from needle is one of the main ways of transmitting blood diseases in the medical staff. prevention and reduction of such diseases' side effects have been emphasized by the health ministry. this study aimed to investigate factors influencing the behavior of the elam city medical staff when working with sharps instruments. methods: in a cross-sectional study, using a census method, a...

The demand for novel drug delivery technologies is ever increasing though majority of the drugs are administered via oral, inhalation, transdermal and parenteral route. However, there are large numbers of therapies, particularly protein-based, gene-based and vaccine-based that cannot be delivered by this route for example insulin, growth hormones and other similar biologics. This emerging techn...