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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
January 29, 2010 |
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USA News
HIV clinic owners sentenced for Medicare fraud
Study: Threat of Hepatitis Underestimated
18 Hepatitis Cases To Be Settled
New HIV cases up 13 percent in state in 2009, marking 17-year high
Man Robs Sandwich Shop With Threat of HIV
Hepatitis fight aided by liver cells advance
Global News
In Haiti, Addressing HIV Is Now More Urgent Than Ever
HIV cases increase in Czech Republic
Avian Flu
Bird flu heads south
Taiwan - Bird flu back again Bird
flu strikes in Sirajganj, 3000 poultry culled
Bird flu again
A bird-flu suspect
Swine Flu
WHO
defends its swine flu warning
Chicago woman back from brink of death after contracting swine flu
Expectant women warned over swine flu
Girl, 14, dies of complications from swine-flu virus
Medical News
HIV infection or medications age brain
New anti-HIV infection compound created Lab-grown
Liver Cells Provide Model for Hepatitis C Infection
West Nile
Dangerous new mosquito finds a home in Washington County
Baxa has produced quality polypropylene connectors that connect a male luer to syringes, tube sets, repeating syringes, bag ports and other containers.
These connectors can replace cumbersome and potentially dangerous needle-based systems. For more information click here.
Safety Features and Benefits: The process of cutting segments with scissors puts healthcare workers at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The Sarstedt Tube Segment Opener helps to minimize the risk of exposure, as well as the potential for cross-contamination between segments. Options are available for both 10mm and 12mm diameter tubes, as well as a pre-assembled 12mm version.
For more information click here.
LifeChoice Donor Services is dedicated to fostering community and professional support of organ and tissue donation, providing compassionate care for families, and saving and improving lives. We do this by also protecting the lives of our workers by using sharps injury prevention products during the procurement of organ donations it is important to be a part of an organization committed to minimizing the to bloodborne pathogens. We are always searching for new products that may make our job safer.For more information call (860) 286-3124.
Vial adapters enable rapid drug transfer and reconstitution and are a cost-effective solution for the safe and rapid transfer and reconstitution of drugs between vials. Adapters enable the optimal aspiration of mixed and reconstituted drugs. For More Information Click Here.
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In This Issue
European Parliament - Preventing needle-stick injuries in the...
Preventing needle-stick injuries in the health sector
Improved, '60000 times more potent' compound to effectively treat
HIV
Needlestick Injuries Remain a Problem for Hospitals
Study: HIV may lead to decreased cognitive function
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 One of our newer docs kind of looked at me funny when I thanked him for clearing his sharps from his used central line kit and he remarked, "I'm a big boy, I can clean up my own mess." Most of the other docs just leave everything at bedside for the nurse to clean up,i.e., dig through all the bloody sharps, and I've become so used to automatically doing it that I really didn't give it a second thought. But since that doc made that comment, I find myself getting irritated now when I have to clean up after the others; its not the cleaning up, its the digging for the dirty sharps, the putting myself at risk for a stick, just because I'm the nurse.
Qlicksmart Flask scalpel blade remover
There are many applications for the QLICKSMART® scalpel blade remover system. QLICKSMART® can be used in Hospitals, General Practice, Podiatry/Chiropody, Design Studios, Education, Veterinary, Dental, Mortuaries, Pathology and Forensic Medicine labs. For more information, visit www.qlicksmart.com This product is available in the USA through MYCO Medical.
Click here for more information.
UniGuard is the first single use, disposable safety pen needle remover. It has been designed to protect the healthcare professional from potentially fatal needlestick injuries.
Benefits Safe: Allows the pen needle to be removed without the healthcare professional ever touching the needle directly. Unique: ‘Push down’ entry to avoid point-first recapping incidents. Secure: Safety flap to prevent back-end needlestick injuries and to prevent the removal of the used needle. Shielded: Protective wings over finger grip area for extra protection. Single Use: Protects against cross contamination by using a new device for each needle. Clear Indicators: Audible click when the pen needle is seated correctly and when the hinged door is locked shut, signalling the needle is now securely locked away. Extensive Protection: protects not only the nurse, but the patient, visitors and ancillary staff. |
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
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 By Ron
Stoker |
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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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