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ISIPS Members

Amgen

Covidien

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

Becton Dickinson

Inviro Medical Devices, Inc.

Greiner Bio-One GmbH

Immunization Branch-California Dept. of Health Services

Smiths Medical

Retractable Technologies Inc.

Terumo Medical Corporation

ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Mfrs

Angiodynamics

Medi-Dose, Inc. - EPS, Inc.

International Association of EMTs and Paramedics

ITL Corporation

Bemis Manufacturing Company

Maximus Medical

Qlicksmart Pty Ltd

Milestone Scientific

Baxa Corporation

LifeChoice Donor Services

3M

Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association (CINA)

Sarstedt

Myco Medical

Health Care Logistics, Inc.

Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.

Managing Infection Control Magazine

The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals

Kawasumi Laboratories America

Starr Systems, LLC

Owen Mumford

West Pharmaceutical Services

Medical Safety Technologies, Inc.

Luminetx Corporation

Advantage Medical

Sandel Medical Industries

Infusive Technologies, LLC

Jai Surgicals Ltd.

Onyx Medical

Allen Medical Systems

AngioTech

DC Surgical Solutions

Bard Access Systems

Access Scientific

Sanofi-AVentis

Navilyst

Purple Surgical International, Ltd.

Cory Bros Ltd.

Advanced Medical Innovations

Kinamed

Unilife

Sharpsfree

Peak Surgical

ICU Medical

Safety Lady LLC

Sharps Compliance, Inc.

Ethicon, Inc.

Advantage Medical Devices

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Global Medi Products

MediPurpose

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
Evaluation of The BD IntegraTM 3ml Syringe with Retracting BD PrecisionGlide™ Needle at Texas Children’s Hospital and Test-Med

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

So It Goes
For a few minutes of delightful diversion, we present a humor column "So it Goes" written by Jason Love.  This funny, award-winning column has come a long way since a newspaper editor asked Jason to write "just like Snapshots." Now, thanks to her, the columns are syndicated to countless newspapers, publications, and websites ... just like Snapshots.  Please. Kick off your shoes. Humor us.
Stranger
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Today's Health News

Featured Safety Product

DriFloor™ Absorbent Pad 

The DriFloor™ Absorbent Pad is easy to use, and will absorb and contain up to 100% more fluids than similar products. You can use it on the Operating Room floor, under the scrub sink or wherever fluids collect.

Stop using blankets and towels for spillage clean-up, you will not only save on laundering costs, but remove the potential for cross-contamination.

The fluid-proof, non-slip backing keeps the floor dry underneath the pad, reduces time and improves the efficiency of cleanup, reduces turnover time and protects healthcare workers from slips and falls.

Absorbs approximately 3 liters of fluid and weighs about 8 lbs., fully saturated.

Available in two sizes of pre-cut pad or roll that can be cut to desired lengths.

For more information click here.


Jai Surgical Limited

The SAFhandle™ Safety Scalpel Blade and Reusable Metal Handle System

The SAFhandle™ safety scalpel system is a logical re-engineering of the conventional scalpel blade and handle- designed to achieve the optimum balance between employee safety and the effective delivery of optimal healthcare while mitigating costs.
The SAFhandle™ safety blade is a passive device with a round-tip instead of a sharp-tip to prevent accidental stab wounds. Round-tipped blades are identified as an example of engineering controls to prevent needlestick injuries by CDC, AORN and EPINET.

PROTECTION DURING USE WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
The SAFhandle™ safety scalpel system will exceed the cutting performance of conventional scalpels due to the innovative blade fitment and locking system which reinforces and strengthens the blade and greatly enhances cutting action. Surgeons will be delighted with its precise and robust cutting action and the confidence it inspires.

Step 1

Step 1 Push the upper handle jaw tab slightly up and gently open the upper jaw of the handle in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) till the jaws are open wide enough to receive the blade.  Do not force the jaws beyond the jaw stop pin.

Step 2

Step 2 Holding a SAFhandle blade of matching fitment size with a hemostat and using fitment pins as guides seat the blade on the handle as shown.  Ensure the blade is seated flat.

Step 3

Step 3 Now close the jaws of the handle together till the handle tab locks with the handle jaws lock pin  The SAFhandle is ready for use.

Step 4

Step 4 To remove the blade open the jaws of the handle a described in step 1.  Then turn handle over and drop blade into a sharps count container. 

Click here for more information

 

ISIPS Articles

Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker

Most Recent Articles on Top

September 2008 - Safety Scalpels - State of the Market Report

August 2008 Revolutionary Designs - New passive, self-sheathing safety syringe

August, 2008 - New Technology Replaces Multiple Syringes-Prevent contamination of IV lines and associated infections.

June 2008 - One Less Problem - Safe Practices When Administering IV Therapy

May 2008 - Scalpel Safety - Protecting patients and clinicians

May 2008 - Innovation in Vascular Access - Accidental needlestick injuries decreased via the utilization of the VeinViewer

April 2008 - Working in Harms Way - Understanding Sharps Safety Compliance

April 2008 - PPE Practices - Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Satellite Locations

March 2008  - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find safety products? Part 2 of our annual sharps safety product review.

March 2008 - Simply Safe- Providing safety for the needle that saves lives

February 2008 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find safety products? Part 1 of our annual sharps safety product review.

December 2007 - Spreading the Word for Safer Sharps- 2007 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

November 2007 GET THE POINT? Laparoscopic surgery-protecting healthcare workers from sharps injuries due to trocars

November 2007 - A Fortune to Share -Changing attitudes toward sharps safety.

October 2007-New sheriff in town-common and costly doctors' office blood-borne pathogen standard violations.

September 2007 Advances in Safety in Cardiology
Reducing the potential of bloodborne pathogen exposure for healthcare workers.

September 2007 Safety Doesn’t Just Happen
Staff safety—is there a culture of safety at your facility?

August 2007 - Innovative Syringe Management System -For home users—and some healthcare workers— there’s an exciting development in sharps safety

June 2007 - OSHA’s Most Cited Hospital Violations - Strategies for Creating a Safe Workplace

June 2007 - Safety in the Hospital Pharmacy-Prevent Staff Injury and Exposure to Toxic Materials with Safety Devices

May 2007 - OR Safety - Improvements in Sharps Safety in the Operating Room

May 2007- Safety Product Review - Use Safety Products to Improve Staff and Patient Safety.

April 2007- Needlestick Safety-Not just a U.S. problem.

Feb 2007 A Change Of Heart - Set Goals To Improve Your Teams Safety

Jan 2007 Stuck at Work - Use Safety Blood Draw Products To Avoid Needlestick Injuries

December 2006 - Cutting the Cord  -  cutting, clamping, and obtaining blood samples from the umbilical cord

November 2006  - Don’t You Have Enough to Worry About Already? Single-Use vs. Reusable Sharps Disposal Containers

September 2006 -Evaluating Safety Products - Decision Making in the Selection of Safety Products

August 2006 -Safety Peripheral IV Catheters - State of the market report

June 2006 BESIDE THE POINT: Safety Huber Needles 2006 - State of the Market Report

May 2006 - Zero Needlesticks— A Goal We Can Live With! Current OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Citations

April 2006 - A Change of Heart - Set Goals to Change Your Team's Sharps Safety

February 2006 - How Can You Tell If Your OSHA inspection is going poorly?  Part II

January 2006 - How You Can Tell If Your OSHA Inspection Is Going Poorly? Preparing for an OSHA Inspection - Part I

January 2006 Sharps Injury Prevention Resource Guide 

December 2005 - The International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

August 2005 - The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies

June 2005 - Selection of Safety Scalpels

April 2005 - Point Taken - Comply or Pay the Price

January 2005 - May I see your ID, please? Patient and Medication Misidentification

January 2005 - Safety in Urine Sampling

December 2004 Issue - The 2004 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

October 2004 Issue - Managing Diabetes without Jabbing Anyone Else!

July 2004 Issue - Steering Clear of Danger - IV Infection Prevention

June 2004 Issue - Smallpox 2004 - Are we prepared if our worst fears come true

April 2004 Issue - Sharps Injury Prevention in the Operating Room

December 2003 Issue - To The Point: Safety Huber Needles

December 2003 Issue - 2003 Sharps Injury Prevention Award Winners (html version) or Click here for pdf version

September 2003 Issue - Focus on ISIPS by MIC staff

June 2003 Issue - End of the Line

May 2003 Issue - A Special Report on Smallpox - Vaccination and Dressings

March 2003 Issue - Stuck in the ER - Sharps Safety in Emergency Rooms

February 2003 Issue - Birth of Occupational Safety in Labor and Delivery

December 2002 Issue - Sharps Safety Matters

October 2002 Issue - Healthcare Managers Re-tooling for Compliance by Dennis J. Ernst

August 2002 Issue - The Use of Protective Devices is More than a Suggestion - It's the Law! Safety Needles for Seldinger Procedures

June 2002 Issue - Retractable Needle Syringes - An Ideal Solution to the accidental needlestick problem

April 2002 - Global Needlestick Prevention Group Formed to Highlight Safety Products