Needlesticks

BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of UltraSafe PLUS Passive Needle Guard

BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announces the commercial launch of a new passive needle guard technology, BD UltraSafe PLUS™. The BD UltraSafe PLUS™ Passive Needle Guard has received 510(k) clearance as an anti-needlestick safety device. This ...More
April 11, 2013
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Sharps Injuries Have Major Health and Cost Impact for Surgeons

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons—with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to a special article in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the ...More
April 2, 2013
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Safe in Common Crystalizes Call for Unified Protection Against Needlestick and Sharps Injuries

More than 1,150 global healthcare leaders and personnel registered for Safe in Common’s online conference, “The Unfinished Agenda: Addressing the Challenges,” as an ongoing indication of the healthcare industry demand for unification surrounding protection from needlestick ...More
February 26, 2013
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Ground-Breaking Workplace Safety Benefit Designed to Protect Nurses from Needlesticks, Violence

Registered nurses at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, Calif. have approved a new agreement that most notably includes a precedent-setting needlestick and workplace violence insurance benefit funded by the employer, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United ...More
December 7, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
Twelve Years After Legislation, Sharps Safety Still a Concern in All Healthcare Settings

On Nov. 6, 2012, U.S. clinicians and sharps-device manufacturers celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. Since the legislation was signed into law, the number of needlestick injuries decreased by one-third; however, the numbers of ...More
December 3, 2012
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
Safe in Common's Online Conference Highlights Unmet Needs for Needlestick Protection

More than 78 percent of the healthcare professionals who attended Safe in Common's online conference, "The Unfinished Agenda," believe that needlestick injuries have not been eliminated in their work places, reinforcing the fact that there is much to be done in needlestick ...More
November 29, 2012
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Low Incidence of Needlestick Injuries Among Staff at National Pharmacy Chain

Vaccinations for flu, tetanus and other common vaccines are increasingly taking place in non-medical settings such as supermarkets and drug stores. This added responsibility for pharmacists increases the risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs), puncture wounds often suffered ...More
October 5, 2012
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Safe in Common Urges Flu Vaccine Providers to Demand Syringes with Needlestick Prevention Features

This fall and winter, approximately 150 million doses of flu vaccine will be administered across the U.S during the influenza season – which means one injection will be given to almost 1 in every 2 U.S. citizens. Safe in Common, a non-profit organization established to ...More
August 15, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Lab Veteran Invents Needlestick Prevention Device

Kenneth L Ferrier, BSMT, MS, PhD, a laboratory technologist with more than 46 years of experience in building and running medical laboratories, has invented a medical device for drawing blood that drastically cuts back on accidental needlesticks. Ferrier is a survivor of ...More
July 5, 2012
Posted in News
Slide Show: Sharps Safety

ICT presents a slide show featuring highlights from the June 2012 ICT article, “The Sharps Safety Agenda: Acknowledging Past Progress, Working Toward the Future.” ...More
June 22, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions