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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
August 6, 2010 |
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USA News
DC Pushes Female...to Fight HIV Epidemic
Needle injury at recycling centre
Four veterans test positive for Hepatitis
New York allows HIV tests on corpses
Global News
Spit cops: Cough up for hood
Hepatitis C screening campaign uncovers several dozen
cases
Over 130000 people carry TB in Myanmar annually: report
Avian Flu
Preparing For Pandemic Influenza — A Roadmap To Help Ensure
Business ...
Swine Flu
Swine flu infection rate at 40%, alert sounded
Swine flu claimed another life
Man dies of swine flu at SGPGI
Two more swine flu deaths in city
Five confirmed fresh swine flu cases in Bengal
Severe swine flu cases on the rise
Swine flu: Three Maharashtra doctors suspended
19-year-old Mira Road girl dies of swine flu
New CDC Reports Says H1N1 Hit Young Kids The Hardest
HealthKey: Flu season is coming, vaccine for three strains on way
3-yr-old dies of swine flu
NSW – Severe swine flu cases on the rise
Eight more swine flu cases reported in West Bengal
Medical News
Hepatitis and Cholesterol Drugs Show Promise
New gel prevents HIV
Patients With Hepatitis B May Face Greater Risk of Blood Cancer
Incidence of Non-AIDS-Related Cancers
Increasing Among People With HIV
West Nile
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Connecticut
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In This Issue
Apparent hepatitis B link to lymphoma
Hepatitis screenings urged for at-risk groups
CDC Launches New Campaign Targeting Unsafe Injections
The Next
Pandemic
Love the Glove: Glove use in hospitals appears to cut risk of ...
OSHA Violations
...citations issued
ISIPS Corporate Members
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Amgen
Immunization
Branch-California Dept. of Health Services
ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Mfrs Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association (CINA)
Sarstedt
Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.
Managing Infection Control Magazine Luminetx Corporation
Real Needlestick and
Blood Exposure Stories We did have a scare on my unit a few months ago - a baby was admitted whose mother was HIV+ and not on meds, so while they were starting the kiddo's IV and drawing the admission labs, everyone was extra extra careful. Got the IV, got the blood, threw away the needles. Phew, right? Then the nurse was cleaning up the garbage - wrappers, empty syringes, gauze, etc. - and suddenly screams that she got stuck. It took about a minute before we realized she had stuck herself by grabbing the rubber-coated vacu-tainer needle from the end of a butterfly. Since we never use vacu-tainers, we always pull it off and toss it aside. So no blood had been near it, and everything was fine. Still, the nurse almost passed out and had to go sit down for a few minutes before she could function again...
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ISIPS Articles
Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker 2009 October 2009- Preventing Injuries from Glass Ampoule Shards-Advances in glass ampoule breakers April 2009 - Safety Enhancements for Blood Culture Processing-Protecting Staff From Harm April 2009 - Neuropathy Testing - One of the Challenges of Diabetes April 2009 - Where to Find Safety Products - Part Four March 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters - Where to find Safety Products - Part Three February 2009 - Advances in Internal Bone Fixation - Sharps Safety for Orthopedic Surgeons February 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part 2 January 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part I 2008 December 2008 - 2008 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards November 2008 - Sharps Injuries - just part of the job, right? October 2008 - Eye Can See Clearly Now - the Positive use of face shields as PPE September 2008 - Safety Scalpels - State of the Market Report August 2008 Revolutionary Designs - New passive, self-sheathing safety syringe June 2008 - One Less Problem - Safe Practices When Administering IV Therapy May 2008 - Scalpel Safety - Protecting patients and clinicians April 2008 - Working in Harms Way - Understanding Sharps Safety Compliance April 2008 - PPE Practices - Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Satellite Locations March 2008 - Simply Safe- Providing safety for the needle that saves lives 2007 November 2007 - A Fortune to Share -Changing attitudes toward sharps safety. June 2007 - OSHA’s Most Cited Hospital Violations - Strategies for Creating a Safe Workplace 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 2006 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
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
Not Just
painful, Deadly! Patients aren't the only ones scared of Needles |
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Links
Immunization Branch, California Department of Health Services ANFIM - Association of Needle-free Injection Manufacturers International Association of EMTs and Paramedics AOHP - Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare CINA - Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association Center for Phlebotomy Education |
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