Employee health and infection control professionals have made a lot of progress in reducing the risk of needlesticks that could lead to infections with bloodborne viruses like HCV. However, the problem is still beset by a “gap in knowledge,” says…
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Health care worker group tracking national needlestick trends, lobbying for rapid testing of source patients
May 6, 2013 – 8:56 am
Where is the drive for ‘zero’ needlesticks?
June 13, 2012 – 8:32 am
Though the risk of seroconversion to bloodborne infection remains “rare but real,” it is striking to see how many health care workers are still enduring the agony and uncertainy of needlesticks and sharps injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Needlestick injuries, infections decline, but challenges remain in OR, non-hospital setting
April 11, 2012 – 8:56 am
In a “call to action,” sharps safety experts are targeting gaps in needlestick prevention and seeking to spur a new commitment to make improvements. “Over the past 25 years, there’s been such tremendous success in reducing health care workers’ risk…
NIOSH: Prevent needlesticks with a ‘blitz’
August 2, 2011 – 9:39 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that hospital workers suffer some 385,000 needlesticks and sharps-related injuries every year. In addition to costs incurred by the health care facility, the stress on the affected worker and the worker’s…
Where are the hypo needle safety devices?
June 16, 2011 – 11:09 am
About one out of every three needlesticks occurs with a hypodermic syringe – a device that is available with many types of safety features. As thousands of needlesticks continue to occur from hypodermic needles, hospitals need to do a better…