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December 1, 2006 |
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| USA News |
School nurses working to meet state vaccination requirements
State requirements that children get vaccinated for hepatitis B and chicken pox have many school systems scrambling to keep their children in class...
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Global News |
Third of adults with HIV 'unaware of infection'
An estimated 63,500 adults are now living with HIV in the UK - with around a third unaware of their infection, according to a report released today.
Nearly 40,000 new HIV infections reported this year
China's Ministry of Health said Wednesday that the number of people officially reported as infected by HIV has risen 27.5 percent since the...
Canada: Big push for use of safer needles
Health-care workers are one step closer to getting a law that would force their employers to use safer needles.
Kazakhstan: Medical Staff Investigated Over HIV Contaminated Blood Transfusions
Kazakhstan: 11 health officials in the capital Astana are under investigation after damning findings revealed major problems with the collection, storage and use of donated blood...
China: Beijing Reports 633 More HIV Cases This Year
Beijing health authorities have recorded 633 people new HIV cases so far this year, bringing the capital's total to 3,462.
UN: 39.5 Millions HIV Infected
The global epidemic of Acquired Inmunodefficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues to expand and more than 39.5 million people are HIV carriers despite...
China says reported HIV/AIDS cases up nearly 30 pct
The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media said on Wednesday, warning...
Hepatitis spreading fast, while government yet to take action
Even though one out of 10 Pakistanis suffers from the virus of either Hepatitis B or C, the hepatitis-infected population of 15 million awaits the...
Botswana spends 6 percent of budget on HIV/AIDS
Botswana, with one of the world's highest HIV infection rate, spends six percent of its national budget to fight the disease while international donors...
Indonesia projects 500,000 HIV cases by 2010
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is projecting half a million HIV cases by 2010, and double that if preventive steps...
Singapore reports 137 new cases of HIV in latest four months
A total of 137 new HIV infection cases were reported in Singapore between July and October this year, bringing the number of the new cases in the first 10...
Voluntary HIV tests on the rise
More South Africans are voluntarily getting counselled and tested for HIV with figures rising annually, the department of health said on Tuesday.
VietNam: HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign Month Launched in Hanoi
The Ministry of Health launched an HIV/AIDS prevention communication campaign month, the second month of 2006, in Hanoi on November 20 with the theme, "Keep promise to fight against HIV/AIDS" to respond to World AIDS Day (December 1).
Between April 2005 and March 2006, 1,715 588 received pre-HIV testing counseling and 80 percent of them tested for HIV.
Diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS rise slightly in Israel
The number of new HIV carriers and AIDS patients diagnosed here last year has risen somewhat, from an annual average of 322 between 2000 and 2004 to 350 cases ...
| Avian Flu |
identifying flu viruses is now quick and inexpensive, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which announced the development of a new...
New bird flu infection in poultry reported in northern Egypt
It also said that there were two suspected human bird flu cases from Cairo and Giza, west of Cairo, admitted to hospitals but tested negative.
Second Bird Flu Strain Less Virulent
After a virulent strain of bird flu was detected in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, chickens in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province and Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi...
S.Korea says second bird flu case suspected
South Korea's farm ministry said on Tuesday it had found a second suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu at a poultry farm...
Slow confirmation of bird flu impairs treatment
Detecting avian flu with standard tests is difficult and time-consuming, and waiting for laboratory confirmation of an outbreak would cause dangerous treatment...
S. Korea kills animals to stop bird flu
...unaware of its fate as South Korea began slaughtering hundreds of dogs, cats and pigs in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Woman dies from Avian flu, raising Indonesia's death toll to 57
An Indonesian woman died of bird flu early Tuesday, raising the country's death toll to 57, a hospital official said.
New guidance for protecting employees against avian flu unveiled
OSHA has issued a handbook that provides a general overview of how employers can protect employees against avian flu.
SURECAN Safety Huber Needles
Passive Design - No user activation needed
Rebound
injuries are common with Huber needles due to the great deal of force
required to overcome the resistance of the silicone septum.
And they pose a particular risk for exposure bloodborne pathogens since
they may be used for venous access with AIDS/HIV patients. To combat
these types of needlestick injuries, we ’engineered our Surecan Safety
Huber Needle using our proven passive safety technology found in our
award-winning Introcan ®Safety ™ IV Catheter.
Click the following links for more information on this exciting product!
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BACTEC Blood Culture Procedural Trays
BACTEC Blood Culture Procedural Trays minimize needle-stick potential and reduce inventory and supply costs by providing a capitated kit cost for blood culture testing.
BACTEC Blood Culture Procedure Trays also reduce the chances of contaminating a blood cultures by providing all the necessary components to safely draw blood for culture in a convenient tray format. The trays standardize procedures hospital-wide and increase compliance with physician requests.
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Blood Collection Sets draw directly in BACTEC bottles
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A capitated supply cost that captures the cost of ancillary products to reduce SKUs associated with blood collection.
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Time-savings that increase labor efficiency, reducing redraws and improved compliance.
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VACUETTE® Blood Collection Tubes
The advantages of using an evacuated blood collection system made out of plastic has been well known for a long time. It is of the greatest importance to produce high quality samples and analysis results, along with minimized risk of infection to staff. Greiner Bio-One can offer a complete range of evacuated blood collection tubes made out of virtually unbreakable PET-plastic. All of them are equipped with a unique safety cap, which also offers maximum security to healthcare workers. Coagulation is a critical testing area proving to be a challenge to some manufacturers. Not for us at Greiner.
The innovative “Sandwich Tube” for coagulation tests consists of two parts. An inner and an outer tube. The outer tube is manufactured from PET and ensures that the vacuum is preserved for a long time. The inner tube made out of polypropylene keeps the volume of the additive constant. Thanks to the double walls, the VACUETTE “Sandwich tube” has a long shelf life, even without additional packaging.
World AIDS Day - December 1st! Take Action Today
Around forty million people are living with HIV throughout the world - and that number increases in every region every day. In the UK alone, more than 60,000 people are living with HIV and more than 7,000 more are diagnosed every year. Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling the spread of a preventable disease. World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.
Global Needlestick Prevention Group Honors Award Recipients
Six recipients are being honored for reducing sharps injuries with a Sharps Injury Prevention Award...
REDWOOD CITY STUDENTS TO BE TESTED AFTER DANGEROUS LAB EXPERIMENT
A substitute science teacher at Redwood City's Kennedy Middle School was fired last week after allowing several seventh-grade students to share the same instrument to draw blood during an experiment, potentially putting them at risk for blood-borne illnesses, school principal Warren Sedar said today...
Studies Fault Hospital Procedures in Infections
Hospital practices are more to blame than how sick a person is for infections acquired by hospital patients, researchers reported on Monday, urging medical centers to do more to curb these infections.
Too Many Healthcare Workers Exposed To Bloodborne Viruses, UK
A new report from the Health Protection Agency shows that healthcare workers are still being exposed to bloodborne virus infections, even though such exposures are largely preventable. According to data collected by the Agency, eleven healthcare workers were infected with hepatitis C via needle stick injuries in the last eight years; two of these incidents were reported in the last 12 months.
More People In Latin America And Caribbean With HIV, More Being Treated
Almost two million people with HIV live in Latin America and the Caribbean today, and the number of new infections in 2006 rose to 167,000, 12,000 more than in 2004, according to the new AIDS Epidemic Update, an annual report on the latest developments in the epidemic released today by UNAIDS/WHO. By the end of 2006, the total number of people with the virus was estimated to reach 1,950,000, 210,000 more than in 2004, the report said.
Majority Of Global AIDS/HIV Cases In Sub-Saharan Africa
While the HIV/AIDS epidemic is of global concern, Sub-Saharan Africa represents a mighty chunk of world totals, according to UNAIDS. Over 70% of AIDS deaths took place in that region - over 60% of people living with HIV are in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a UNAIDS report - The AIDS Epidemic Update - East Asia and Central Asia/Eastern Europe have seen the most significant increases in the number of people living with HIV.
Although "[w]aging the fight" against HIV/AIDS has "brought on an angry debate between the White House and critics" in the U.S. and abroad, there are "signs" that U.S. policies concerning the HIV/AIDS pandemic might "be opening up in significant ways," a San Francisco Chronicle editorial says.
Fight Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic Requires All Levels Of Society, Behavior Change, Dybul Says
Efforts to curb the spread of HIV worldwide will not be effective unless all levels of society become involved in the fight against the disease, Ambassador Mark Dybul, who serves as the U.S. global AIDS coordinator and administers the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, said on Thursday, VOA News reports.
India Must Work To Control Spread Of HIV In 2007, Gates Foundation Official Says
India in 2007 must work to control the spread of HIV in the country, Ashok Alexander, director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's $258 million Indian HIV prevention project Avahan, said Friday in New Delhi
"Dine Out Ann Arbor" will give area residents the opportunity to fight AIDS by doing something they frequently do: Eat Out! Fifty restaurants from Ann Arbor and neighboring cities will participate in the annual "Dine Out Ann Arbor" benefit on Friday, December 1, World AIDS Day. Local restaurants will donate 10 percent of that day's sales to the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (MAPP), Michigan's largest non-profit AIDS education organization.
Traditional Practices In Rural Africa Contributing To Spread Of HIV, Researchers Say
Researchers are finding that a "host of traditional ceremonies and practices" in rural parts of Africa are creating routes of HIV transmission that are unique to the continent, the International Herald Tribune reports.
Report: mother diagnosed with HIV amid growing outbreak in...
The woman from the southern city of Shymkent tested positive for HIV last week, several months after her infant child was infected in a local hospital, Natalya...
Doctors' pagers a hotbed of bacteria
Dr. Sarah Forgie's husband won't touch her black pager for fear of contamination. His fears were confirmed after a study by Forgie found 12 per cent of medical pagers she tested carried bacteria capable of causing pneumonia, staff infections or other hospital-acquired infections.
Nurse Who Made Boy HIV+ on Purpose to be Sentenced
The nurse who was found guilty of infecting her three-year-old stepson with HIV contaminated blood is expected to be sentenced this morning. Pinky Mabuza, from Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, was found guilty of attempted murder in October.
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Type of Institution /Location |
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Violation |
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Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $2,100 |
Equipment which may become contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials shall be examined prior to servicing or shipping and shall be decontaminated as necessary Employers shall ensure that the worksite is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. |
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Carolina Family Foot Care, P.A. Raleigh, NC $525 |
Failure to document implementation of compliance, vaccination, and follow-up The employer shall ensure that all medical evaluations and procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up shall be provided according to recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service current at the time these evaluations and procedures take place. Immediately or as soon as possible after use, contaminated reusable sharps shall be placed in appropriate containers until properly reprocessed Failure to make Hepatitis B vaccination available after the employee has received training and within 10 working days. |
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Aurora Orthodontics, Llp Aurora, CO $6,000 |
Failure to have an exposure control plan Failure to make Hepatitis B vaccination available after the employee has received training and within 10 working days. When personal protective equipment is removed it shall be placed in an appropriately designated area or container for storage, washing, decontamination or disposal. Failure to discard contaminated sharps as soon as possible into an approved sharps container. Hepatitis B vaccination shall be made available after the employee has received the training and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure. The employer shall assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A. |
| ISIPS Corporate Members |
Please click on any ISIPS member below to view their sharps safety products!
Biomedical Safety Technologies
Tyco / Kendall Healthcare
B. Braun Medical
Needlestick
Prevention Tour
SuturTek Incorporated
Becton Dickinson
Inviro Medical Devices
Greiner Bio-One Gmbh
Immunization Branch,
California Department of Health Services
Smiths Medical/Portex, Inc.
Retractable Technologies,
Inc.
Terumo Medical Corporation
ANFIM - Association of Needle-free
Injection Manufacturers
APIS MEDICAL
Surgilance, Inc.
Disintegrator Products
SafeGard Medical Ltd.
AM LABS
Rita Medical Systems
Medi-Dose,
Inc. - EPS, Inc.
International Association of EMTs and
Paramedics
ITL Corporation
Eureka Sharps Disposal
Smiths Medical MD, Inc.
Bemis Mfg.- Healthcare Products Group
Medegen Medical
Perfecta Products, Inc.
Bioject Medical
Technologies, Inc.
Qlicksmart Pty Ltd
Milestone Scientific
Baxa Corporation
LIFE-SHIELD PRODUCTS, INC
LifeChoice Donor Services
SharpsFree
ClozeX Medical LLC
Specialized Health Products International
New York
University School of Medicine
RXTrocar Ltd.
AOHP - Association of Occupational Health
Professionals in Healthcare
Touro University
International (TUI)
CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association
Medical Device
Manufacturer (Thailand) Ltd.
RiTract Limited
Salvus
Technology Limited
Medi-Safe Surgicals (Pty) Ltd
Quality America, Inc.
Safety 1st Medical
Sarstedt
MYCO Medical
Health Care Logistics
Center for Phlebotomy Education
Managing Infection Control Magazine
The Society of Permanent Cosmetic
Professionals
Medifix Limited
Kawasumi Laboratories America, Inc
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ISIPS Corporate Members in the News |
Global Needlestick Prevention Group Honors Award Recipients as It...
... international needlestick prevention group, announced that six recipients are being honored for reducing sharps injuries with a Sharps Injury Prevention Award...
SuturTek Receives MassMEDIC's Early-Stage Company Award for its Innovative Medical Device
SuturTek Incorporated, a medical device company with a unique, patented safe-suturing solution, today announced it has received an Early-Stage Company Award from the Massachusetts Medical Industry Council for its SuturTek 360 Fascia Closure Device.
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Real Needlestick and Blood Exposure Stories |
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I got stuck with a needle from a patient with Hep C, but it hadn't been used yet. I didn't bother to get any labs done, but when I got stuck again a year and a half later (someone hit my while I was helping close ), they made me go down. Needless to say, I was perfectly fine.
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I have also been stuck by a suture needle on a Hep-c pt. I was told that the 2.8% transmission rate is based on a hollow-bore needle stick with syringe of pts. blood. If this is true (which I hope it is) then the likelihood of contracting Hep-c from a suture needle is probably very, very low.
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I had my first needlestick today (oh, the perks of my job!), and the stupid doctor I saw at a+e took four attempts to take blood for a test, as apparently I don't have any veins. Four different places, four massive swollen bruises. I've never been one to complain about the NHS, but twice rather than finding a juicy blood tube, Mr. Doc stuck a needle into my tendon.
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I suffered several weeks of illness because of the drugs I started taking after an accidental Needlestick. I had waking nightmares, body aches and pains, loss of interest in waking up in the morning, and just an overall feeling of “ugh”. It was a terrible time, exactly one year ago. But I am thankful for it. It has given me unique insight into what people all over the world experience in taking the same drugs for their disease. It has given me the purpose to prevent the disease in as many people as I can, so that they don’t go through the same experience I did… For the rest of their lives, not only a few weeks. If anything, that experience propelled me more into Public Health, making me want to learn all I can.
Do you have a blood exposure or needlestick story that you would like to share? Send your story to support@isips.org
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Featured Sharps Safety Product |
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apiject® Capillary Blood Collection Tubes
Capiject®
capillary blood collection tubes are designed for safety and accuracy, "because every drop counts." the full line Capiject® tubes offers the following features:
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Printed lot number and expiration date on every tube.
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Color-coded fill lines for accurate sample measurement.
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Extra-wide, built-in collection lip for easier specimen flow and reduced contamination.
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Superior olefin-based gel for cleaner separations; allowing for a wider range of clinical testing.
For more information see the Terumo website at www.terumomedical
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Did your last OSHA Inspection reveal some risky problems
Maybe the Compendium of Infection Control Technologies can help you find some safety products! |
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SPECIAL BOOKMARKS |
| Medical News |
HIV needs many more mutations to acquire resistance to darunavir
HIV may need to acquire five to six more mutations (changes) in its protease sequence in order to become resistant to the newest protease inhibitor (PI) drug...
Study: HIV Replicates In Testis Cells
French scientists have verified HIV replication in resident immune testis cells, explaining viral persistence in semen even after antiretroviral therapy.
Vaccine tests for hepatitis B are promising
...biotechnology company, soared in trading after regular market hours Tuesday when it released positive data from a trial of its experimental hepatitis B vaccine...
| West Nile |
Record Number Of Oklahomans Die From West Nile This Year
Health officials don't know how or why five Oklahomans, a record number, died from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus this year, but neighboring states like Texas had a similar experience.
First human West Nile case this year
State health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus disease in a human in South Carolina this year.
West Nile Virus Claims First Oregon Victim
The West Nile virus has claimed the life of its first Oregonian. State health officials are releasing no details other than to say it was an eastern Oregonian who died in the last few days after being ill for weeks.
From AP: Oregon reports first West Nile virus death
Three years after the disease showed up in humans in Oregon, the state has recorded its first death from West Nile virus.
West Nile infection spread statewide
The almost universal presence of mosquitos in Arkansas has virtually assured the spread throughout the state this year of the West Nile Virus, resulting in 28...
First human West Nile case this year
State health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus disease in a human in South Carolina this year.
West Nile virus infections rise
The Western Slope and the state of Colorado experienced a resurgence in West Nile virus infections and deaths over the past year, according to statistics from...
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ISIPS Articles |
Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker and ISIPS
members
April 2002 - Global Needlestick Prevention Group Formed to Highlight
Safety Products
October 2002 Issue - Healthcare Managers Re-tooling for Compliance by Dennis J. Ernst
December 2002 Issue - Sharps Safety Matters
February 2003 Issue - Birth of Occupational Safety in Labor and Delivery
March 2003 Issue - Stuck in the ER - Sharps Safety in Emergency Rooms
May 2003 Issue - A Special Report on Smallpox -Vaccination and Dressings
June 2003 Issue - End of the Line
September 2003 Issue - Focus on ISIPS by MIC staff
December 2003 Issue - 2003 Sharps Injury Prevention Award Winners (html version) or Click here for pdf version
December 2003 Issue - To The Point: Safety Huber Needles
April 2004 Issue - Sharps Injury Prevention in the Operating Room
June 2004 Issue - Smallpox 2004 - Are we prepared if our worst fears come true
July 2004 Issue - Steering Clear of Danger - IV Infection Prevention
October 2004 Issue - Managing Diabetes without Jabbing Anyone Else!
December 2004 Issue - The 2004 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards
January 2005 - Safety in Urine Sampling
January 2005 - May I see your ID, please? Patient and Medication Misidentification
April 2005 - Point Taken - Comply or Pay the Price
June 2005 - Selection of Safety Scalpels
August 2005 - The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies
December 2005 - The International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards
January 2006 Sharps Injury Prevention Resource Guide
February 2006 - How Can You Tell If Your OSHA inspection is going poorly? Part II
April 2006 - A Change of Heart - Set Goals to Change Your Team's Sharps Safety
May 2006 - Zero Needlesticks— A Goal We Can Live With! Current OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Citations
June 2006 BESIDE THE POINT: Safety Huber Needles 2006 - State of the Market Report Safety Peripheral IV Catheters - State of the market report
by Ron Stoker - August 2006
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES |
Anatomy of Needlestick Injury; Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare- Advanced Medical Technologies 2004- Infection Control and Epidemiology
Needlestick Injury Prevention, Ron Stoker, Business Briefing: Global Healthcare 2003
Specially designed syringes maximize flue vaccine supply - Syringes reduce costs and and increase healthcare worker safety and patient comfort
Safety Wound Closure Presentation
Sharps Safety - Gaps and successes of safety device market conversion
By Amber Hogan
Technology and the engineering of safety devices has increased since the
promulgation of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BPS) (29 CFR
1910.1030) in 1991. As a result, OSHA revised its enforcement procedures
in 1999 (CPL 02-02-069) to include guidance for its compliance safety
and health officers to begin citing health care employers for failure to
use safety devices where their use is feasible and effective.
Not Just painful, Deadly! Patients aren't the only ones scared of Needles By Ron Stoker
Future Healthcare, Summer 2006 p 121-3
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Surveys conducted by ISIPS |
Safety Ampoule Breakers
Many clinicians have complained about hand lacerations secondary to opening glass ampoules. Some studies have indicated that between 6% and 26% of clinicians that break open ampoules suffer from these glass cuts. There is an occupational risk of contracting a blood-borne infection as well as being contaminated by a variety of medicants. There are a variety of products that slip over the neck of an ampoule to create a larger area for grasping, making hard-to-handle ampoules easier to open minimizing the risk of cuts, nicks, and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
ISIPS recently conducted a survey to find out what your experience has been with glass ampoules. Click here to read the results of the survey.
SuturTek
SuturTek Incorporated provides proprietary needle-protected suturing devices for surgeons, operating room nurses and staff. The company’s patented needle-protected suturing technology eliminates the risk of suture needlesticks and enables surgeons to achieve gold standard wound closure more quickly and easily.
Click here for more information.
The SNAP! tm syringe with a simple clockwise twist and withdrawal of the plunger,
the needle is fully protected in the barrel. A simple snap of the plunger traps the used needle, prevents accidental re-exposure and eliminates any possibility of re use of the syringe.
Inviro will offer initially both diabetic syringes for use with U-100 insulin and a 1ml syringe. A 29 gauge needle is standard however a 25 gauge needle will also be available.
| Links |
Needlestick Prevention Tour
Eureka! Sharps Disposal
Immunization Branch,
California Department of Health Services
ANFIM - Association of Needle-free
Injection Manufacturers
International Association of EMTs and
Paramedics
LifeChoice Donor Services
AOHP - Association of Occupational Health
Professionals in Healthcare
Touro University
International (TUI)
CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association
Quality America, Inc.
Center for Phlebotomy Education
Managing Infection Control Magazine
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Eureka! Sharps Disposal |
Sharps are needles and
lancets that you use at home to inject yourself, your child or your pet
with medicine. Needles that are not thrown away properly are dangerous
because used needle
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sometimes injure innocent people.
Until now there has not been an easy solution to this problem. Eureka! Sharps Disposal is a program that provides small household containers, called Sharps containers, to hold your used needles and lancets, and collection kiosks throughout your community for you to safely throw away your full Sharps Containers.
Eureka! Sharps Disposal Program was developed to:
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Help you properly dispose of your needles and lancets.
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Provide an environmentally safe option for disposing of sharps
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Keep Sharps out of household trash and recycling bins.
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Provide the public with more collection sites for home-generated needles and lancets.
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Remove used needles from circulation and prevent the sharing of needles.
Click here for more information about how you can participate in this life-saving program
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