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Percutaneous Injuries

APIC Representative Speaks at Needlestick Safety Event

Every healthcare institution should be working toward a goal of zero needlestick and sharps injuries to protect healthcare personnel and patients from exposure to infection, according to Susan A. Dolan, RN, MS, CIC, the public policy committee chair of APIC -- the ...More
November 4, 2010
Posted in News
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act 10-Year Anniversary

A decade later, the sharps safety focus seems to be slipping, expert warns. ...More
November 2, 2010
Posted in Articles
Study Raises Ongoing Issue of Passive vs. Active Safety-Engineered Sharps Devices

Any device that endeavors to protect healthcare workers from needlesticks and other percutaneous injuries is a benefit to the occupational safety and health agenda in healthcare institutions, but a recent study is asking clinicians to consider whether passive ...More
November 2, 2010
Posted in Articles
CDC Warns Against Bloodborne Infection Risk From Shared Use of Fingerstick Devices

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has become increasingly concerned about the risks for transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens to persons undergoing fingerstick procedures for blood sampling -- for instance, persons ...More
August 30, 2010
Posted in News
Glove Use Should be Emphasized as Key Part of Sharps Injury Prevention

Standard precautions are recommended to help decrease the number of sharps-related injuries but some researchers say the effectiveness of gloves in preventing such injuries has not been established. Kinlin, et al. (2010) sought to evaluate factors associated with gloving ...More
August 24, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Equinox Surgical Solutions Launches SutureAssist

Equinox Surgical Solutions LLC announces the launch of its new product, SutureAssist®, designed and developed by board-certified OB/GYN surgeon Warren Volker, MD, PhD, and his team to improve patient and surgical team safety. This proprietary device lets surgeons and scrub ...More
August 17, 2010
Posted in News
Protectus Safety Syringe Earns Patent for Spring Action

Protectus Medical Devices, Inc. announces it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on its patent application describing a spring-activated, automatic, self-sheathing safety syringe. Dr. John Salstrom, CEO of Protectus, says the unique ...More
August 13, 2010
Posted in News
Sharps Safety Advice from the Marketplace

ICT turned to members of industry to determine what they believe is the single most important thing that clinicians can do to prevent needlesticks, sharps injuries and other percutaneous injuries. They also share how their technology helps prevent these types of injuries. ...More
July 28, 2010
Posted in Articles
Stericycle's Bloodborne Pathogens Training Earns Award

Stericycle, Inc.'s Steri-Safe Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Training has received national acclaim as a Telly Awards winner for online education. The Steri-Safe BBP Training is the cornerstone of Stericycle's Steri-Safe OSHA Compliance Program. Serving tens of ...More
June 22, 2010
Posted in News
Needlesticks Among Errors Caused by Long Nursing Shifts

A common practice of successive 12-hour shifts for U.S. hospital nurses leaves many with serious sleep deprivation, higher risk of health problems, and more odds of making patient errors, according to a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) study presented today at the ...More
June 8, 2010
Posted in News