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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
February 26, 2010 |
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USA News
New HIV/AIDS cases set record in ND
S.F. man can sue feds for revealing HIV status
SoCal doctor gets prison for diluting AIDS meds
Denver Woman Sentenced In Hepatitis Infection Case
Hepatitis B and C remain public health issue -- up to
5.3 million Americans...
More work needed to lower HIV/AIDS infections
Police: AIDS patient put 26 women at risk
Global News
Hodge Jones Allen > Surgeon seeks damages following HIV diagnosis
HIV man jailed for 'reckless..."
Avian Flu
Virulent Bird-Human Flu Hybrid Made in Lab
Vietnam reports first H5N1 case of the year
Egypt's H5N1 cases top 100
Bird flu recurs in northern, southern Vietnam
Swine Flu
Five more swine flu deaths reported from Gujarat
2 more swine flu deaths in India, toll rises to 1332
Swine flu pandemic has not peaked, the WHO says
Swine flu slows down in Washington state
36 Va. deaths associated with swine flu
Medical News
FDA Warns Of Heart Problems Associated
With HIV Drug Combination
Virus Experiment Reminds That Flu Surprises Await
West Nile
Dry weather induces outbreaks of human
West Nile virus infections
The Safety Compliance kit is designed to provide you with the tools to work safer and to help you meet AORN and AST standards.
The kit includes a puncture-resistant container with a lid. During the case the lid of the container can be used as a hands-free transfer method as sharps are passed between surgeon and staff. For cases where your work area is tilted such as back surgeries and cases that position the patient in leg fins such as GYN laparoscopic cases and lower anterior bowel resections, the base of the container provides you with a neutral zone that can be placed at a slight slant. The sides of the tray contain and restrict movement of your surgery tools. On your back table the container can be used as a safe zone for your longer sharps, such as spinal needles, trocars and Ortho pins. Having sharps contained in a container that can be used for transport of sharps after the case means one less time sharps have to be picked up and moved by hand this means one less chance for needle sticks.
At the end of the case the container along with the lid provides a safe method for transporting your needle counter and unused suture, along with other sharps from your field to the secondary container. Unlike the commonly used boxed style needle counters, the DC Surgical Solutions Sharps Compliance Kit has no seam on the side. Because of this it meets OSHA standards for transporting sharps, which states puncture-resistant containers should be leak-proof and seamless on the bottom and sides of the container. The Suture organizer provides you with a method to divide your suture packets, speeding up reaction time and counts.
The needle counter/ scalpel holder meets all AORN and AST standards while talking up less space on the mayo stand and back table. The needle counter was designed with no lid. This takes away the dangerous practice of taking lids off for use during the case and then attempting to replace the lid after it is full of used sutures and blades. It also encourages surgical personal to keep their eyes on the needle counter as they are handling it. For more information click here.
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In This Issue
Garbage man sues after swallowing medical waste
Couple sues Cabell Huntington, Healthnet for
hepatitis B infection
Eight Patients of Brandon Clinic Have Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus can survive in syringes for up to
63 days
US: U.S. hospital infections killed 48,000
Urgent" action demanded over hygiene at Dunfermline
hospital
Unsafe injection, poor medical waste management fuel
HIV, HPB transmission,say EXPERTS
Blanket HIV testing 'could see Aids dying out in 40
years'
Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against HIV
OSHA Violations
...recent citations issued
ISIPS Corporate Members
Please click on any ISIPS member below to view their sharps safety products!
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 I'm pretty new to home health. It's been about six months. I worked on Surgical floor for three years prior. It has been a rough week. I had to draw blood from a central line and it took a few syringes. My needle box was a bit full and guess what happened? I was pushing the syringes in sort of hard and one came thru the box and stuck my leg. I know what I should do. This was Friday and today is Sunday. With the week I have had and feeling incompetent at present, I have done nothing. Of course it was late Friday. Office was closed. My supervisor wasn't in office. She is a stickler and is a OSHA nut. I just need a bit of support. I feel like an idiot. It's just one more thing in my week and my new boss will say Why did you wait? I'm not sure about the syringe even. Which needle or patient did it come from? I'll be at fault for this in the eyes of the boss. Needle box was too full and safety guard was not locked. Needle box was too small and will be changed now. It should have only been used for butterflies and CBG stuff. Other nurses like them. We are getting larger sharps containers, which I had requested anyway. Syringes were too large to lie down in box and upright were too long.
All SharpGuard™ guarded knives are designed to meet "safer medical device" standards required by OSHA to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Identification, evaluation and selection of safer medical devices are key components of a facility "Exposure Control Plan" (ECP), requiring annual reviews and updates.
SharpGuard™ guarded knives are packaged in sterile blister trays in a closed, safe position, five units per box. Directions for Use: 1. To Open: With textured grip pointing away from body, slide grip back until it clicks to expose blade. 2. To Close: With the blade pointing away from body, slide textured grip toward blade until it clicks into guarded position. 3. Disposal: Close the knife into the guarded position. Place knife in an approved sharps container.
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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 |
Compendium of Infection
Control Technologies
Digital Edition The Compendium of Infection Control
Technologies - Digital Edition is now available. It also includes:
The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies is only $89.95. It will save you literally hundreds of hours in searching for safety products. |
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