Automated retraction is activated by securely closing end cap while needle is still in patient's vein

Once activated, needle is automatically retracted from patient, virtually eliminating exposure

Single use holder protects users from both ends of contaminated blood collection needles

Utilizes conventional multiple sample blood collection needles and prevents cross contamination

Capable of multi-tube blood draws

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Till Dec 1, 105 people from Dancheng of Woyang county in Anhui province tested positive for the disease, while 104 people in Maqiao of Yongcheng city in Henan province also tested positive, a health official told Xinhua.

William Lin, 36, said he felt gloomy when he was diagnosed with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) three years ago.  Ever since, the engineering manager of a multinational communications company has been taking interferon medication made by Swiss Roche Holding AG. "Actually, I don't like interferon, which needs to be injected. It is not convenient for me because I travel a lot. But I have no choice," said Lin.

Experts at Montefiore Medical Center urge the general public to be tested for hepatitis C virus, especially baby boomers, adults born between 1946-1964, who could be most at risk for this disease. Baby boomers are more likely to have been exposed to dangerous risk factors decades ago, such as sharing a drug needle, being tattooed or pierced with unsterilized tools or receiving a tainted blood transfusion. The disease often has no symptoms, and if untreated, can lead to chronic infection that can scar the liver, cause liver failure or cancer and potentially lead to liver transplantation.

Dirty needles at a private clinic have been blamed for an outbreak of hepatitis C among kids in central China, underscoring the challenges of policing healthcare as clinics mushroom to meet growing demand.

While many areas in our lives strive to go paperless, it, meaning paper, is still around, and its omnipresence in healthcare as a possible source of infections is the focus of a German study.

Q: What is your recommendation for dealing with medical records contaminated with dried blood?

Q: We have only one sharps container used only for tuberculin skin tests. We keep it in a cabinet above a sink and always set it on the counter before performing the test. Is it okay to continue storing the container there, or does it need to be wall mounted?

The film “Contagion,” released this fall and still showing in theaters, addresses the devastation caused by a pandemic. OSHA Healthcare Advisor asked readers whether the movie would affect how healthcare do their jobs.

A FORMER abortion clinic doctor accused of infecting more than 50 patients with hepatitis C between 2008 and 2009 had been aware he had the virus for more than 10 years, a court has heard.

Detainees in Bhadrapur jail of Jhapa district were fearful after a prisoner, who was infected by hepatitis 'B' died in the jail. The detainees are in panic in view of possible infection of the disease as the prisoners were in contact with ...

Last year, 1.5 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a 250 percent increase since 2001, UN agencies reported Wednesday. This region saw the fastest HIV growth in the world, and AIDS- related deaths increased as well - standing in contrast with the global trend of HIV services reducing new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, said the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and UNICEF.

When a group of economists gathered this summer to debate how best to allocate scarce resources to tackle HIV, there was plenty of disagreement on priorities, but one recommendation that stood out as offering extraordinarily high returns: better protection of the blood supply.

Safety climate and nurse's working conditions may have an impact on both patient outcomes and nurse occupational health, but these outcomes have rarely been examined concurrently.

The history of patient safety
The patient safety movement reached its tipping point in 2000 after the publication, in the 1999 US Institute of Medicine Report, To Err is Human, of the extraordinary finding that there were up to 100 000 preventable deaths in US hospitals every year. The patient safety movement used James Reason’s paradigm of accident causation, the so called “Swiss Cheese Model”, to explain why systems failures cause most adverse events among patients, and identified the “no blame” culture as a way to improve outcomes among patients. Removing the fear of reporting errors means that systems failures can be identified and remedied before bad patient outcomes occur. Despite the development of the no blame approach to patient safety, we have observed the opposite culture in relation to staff safety.

The physician described and interviewed below faces a crossroads in his medical care. Consider his medical history and perspective, expressed in his own words, and review the questions posed. How would you approach this crossroads?

The total number of Massachusetts hospital patients who had the wrong body part operated on, received an erroneous medication, or were seriously disabled or died from a fall remained essentially unchanged in 2010 compared with the previous year, according to hospital safety data released today by state regulators.

Louisiana state health officials are warning patients about potential dangers of using tap water in the sinus-irrigating neti pot after two patients died of Naegleria fowleri infection.  N. fowleri is known as a "brain-eating" amoeba because it can enter a patient's nose, infect the brain, and cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a brain-tissue destroying condition.

Moving the Delivery Room into the 21st Century

Microbiology Laboratory Risk Assessment of Blood Culture Bottle Breakage - Plastic Culture Bottles as an alternative to conventional glass

Advances in Catheter Securement

Ensuring Staff Safety - Safety Enhancements for Blood Culture Processing

Blood Drawing Advances - Using Evacuated tubes to improve patient and clinician safety

Preventing Blood Stream Infections- Advances in Needleless Connectors

Progress Towards Zero Needlesticks - 10th Anniversary of Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

Facial Protection - the Positive Uses of Face Shields

The Use of Glass in Hospital Laboratories - Clinician Survey on Glass Safety

Advances in Insulin Syringes - New Passive Insulin Syringe protects from Needlestick Injury

Making a Difference in Sharps Safety - 2009 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

Facing the Challenges of CR-BSI's - Evaluate, Plan an Implement Decisions to reduce the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Preventing Injuries from Glass Ampoule Shards-Advances in glass ampoule breakers What's New in Clinical Safe

Safety and economic benefits for patients, surgeons and hospitals

Advances in Needleless Connectors-Technologies assist in Prevention of Bloodstream Infections

Safety Enhancements for Blood Culture Processing-Protecting Staff From Harm

Neuropathy Testing - One of the Challenges of Diabetes

Advances in Internal Bone Fixation - Sharps Safety for Orthopedic Surgeons

Advances in Blood Drawing Using Evacuated Tubes - Improving Patient and Clinician Safety

Zero Sharps Injuries - A Goal we can live with! Reducing Exposures in the Operating Room

Sharps Injuries - just part of the job, right?

Turning Point - New Safety Scalpel Handle System provides safety features and familiar feel

Safety Scalpels - State of the Market Report

Revolutionary Designs - New passive, self-sheathing safety syringe

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

One Less Problem - Safe Practices When Administering IV Therapy

Scalpel Safety - Protecting patients and clinicians

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

Working in Harms Way - Understanding Sharps Safety Compliance

PPE Practices - Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Satellite Locations

Simply Safe- Providing safety for the needle that saves lives

Are Safety Scalpels Making the Cut with Surgeons and Nurses?