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July 23, 2010 
USA News

USA Health News

Tests of vets potentially infected with HIV continues
The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to test more than 1800 military veterans potentially infected with HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The VA...

Poverty-stricken U.S. cities have HIV epidemics
Many low-income urban areas across the United States have epidemics of HIV, with 2.1 percent of...

Inadequate provision of treatments driving drug-related HIV epidemics
Of the estimated 16 million injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, some 3 million are thought to be HIV positive. To curtail the HIV epidemic in IDUs,...

Investigation of VA Medical Center Infection Control Breaches Continues
In the wake of the discovery that as many as 1800 veterans may have been exposed to HIV and the hepatitis B virus while receiving dental care at the John A.

Hepatitis C awareness
This is the number of reported hepatitis C cases in McHenry County. This does not reflect the number of unknown cases. Unknown because hepatitis C also is...

AIDS 2010: Local experts weigh in on progress against HIV
News around this week's AIDS 2010 international conference has been coming fast and furious, with results showing a gel capable of blocking HIV, the promise...

Military personnel join the fight against HIV/AIDS and avian flu
During the conference it was revealed that soldiers are most vulnerable to avian flu because of their high mobility which also makes them vectors of the...

Global News

New Hope in Reducing Rate of HIV Infections in Women
There's good news in the fight against HIV. A new South African study has found that a microbicide gel containing the antiretroviral medication...

Fighting AIDS in Africa
It is heartening to read about new research focused on women and children in the fight against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (“2 African Studies Give Women...

Girl pricked by needle in play area of fast-food restaurant ...
Wollongong Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident after a young child sustained a needle stick injury while playing on equipment...

Rural Report for Northern Tasmania
PASS is currently conducting a needle stick injury survey, looking at how farmers are preventing themselves from being injected when they're vaccinating.

Treatment of HIV-positive children still lags
Treatment of HIV-positive children in the developing world grew by 28% in 2009, from 276000 in 2008 to 365000,...

Prevalence of Hepatitis B, C, HIV... markers among refugees in Bari ...
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) serological...

Study Links Discrimination of ...With Rising HIV Cases in Asia
The study says 19 Asian countries still criminalize men who have...and the prevalence of HIV in these groups has reached alarming levels.

HIV rate in over-50s 'up by 60%'
The number of HIV infections among the over-50s has gone up by 60% over the past seven years. The figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland also show...

Avian Flu

What is H1N1?
The H1N1 virus, includes various strains of both swine and avian flu. This means that H1N1 is both common in birds and pigs, though transmission from animal...

Universal flu jab could be just a few years away
This had the effect of allowing the body to produce antibodies to defend against a wide variety of flu strains including the deadly H5N1, also known as Bird...

Swine Flu

Two more cases of swine flu in Kolkata
The threat of swine flu has not completely moved out from the country as recently two more case of the HINI virus have been identified in Kolkata.

One more swine flu case in Bengal, total at 15
A four-year-old boy was admitted to hospital here Monday after he tested positive for swine flu, said a medical officer. With this, the number of confirmed...

18 new swine flu cases
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Monday 18 new cases of H1N1 were reported in the state, three new cases of dengue fever were detected in Thiruvananthapuram.

Nasal vaccine for swine flu launched in Delhi
The first nasal vaccine for swine flu was launched in the capital on Tuesday. Nasovac, manufactured by the Serum Institute, is a single dose...

1 dies of malaria; 8 test positive for swine flu
Eight more people, including four children and one pregnant woman, also tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of H1N1 cases in the city...

7 more down with swine flu
Seven new cases of swine flu were reported from the city on Wednesday. With this, the number of swine flu cases in the city in July alone has gone...

Four-year-old girl dies of swine flu
A four-year-old girl died of swine flu at SMIMER Hospital in Surat city on Wednesday. With this, the H1N1 toll in Surat has reached 25.

Swine flu checks mandatory for pregnant women
Of the 10 swine flu deaths in the state, an alarming six deaths have been of either pregnant women or those who have just delivered.

Swine flu cases on rise
Waikato Times Ten reported cases of swine flu in the Waikato over the past two weeks could be "the tip of the iceberg", according to...

Medical News

Studies Offer 2 Paths to Cut HIV Rate for African Women
With an AIDS vaccine still out of reach, two rigorous new studies have found different ways to sharply cut...

Supplements Improve Outcomes for HIV-Positive Patients
Nutritional supplementation improves immune function and survival in HIV-infected people, according to findings presented...

New Guidelines to Shield Babies From AIDS
The recommendations call for earlier HIV testing for women after they become pregnant and earlier treatment with antiretroviral drugs for both their own...

Retreatment of hepatitis C patients with pegylated interferon combined with ...
More than 50% of hepatitis C viruses (HCV)-infected patients do not respond to the classical Interferon (IFN)/Ribavirin (RBV) combination therapy.

Experts say early HIV diagnosis can reduce treatment cost
A panel of experts from Austria have suggested that people should be tested for HIV in young or middle ages so that HIV...

Developments in Adult-Stem-Cell Research, HIV Prevention, and C-Section ...
A weapon against HIV. It's been 15 years since the first powerful protease inhibitors were approved to fight HIV, launching a new era of powerful drug...

West Nile

Advisory issued after infected mosquitoes found
West Nile Virus (WNV) was detected in a mosquito pool in Middlesex County. "The season of risk for both EEE and WNV infection is starting.

EEE virus found in sampling of local mosquitoes
Again the news comes with a positive qualifier: the same species of mosquito that were found last week to be carrying the West Nile Virus, are responsible...

West Nile virus alert for New York City
The most common symptoms of West Nile virus are headache, fever, and extreme fatigue. If you or someone you know exhibits these symptoms, seek medical...

Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Prompt Warning
“We just had one for West Nile and that's the first one we had in flocks in about the last seven or eight years,” Orange County Mosquito Control spokesman...
In This Issue

NHRC asks Rajasthan to submit report on infected blood transfusion
... that three child patients of Thalassaemia contracted HIV and 17 suffered from Hepatitis-C due to infected blood transfusion at a hospital in Jodhpur.

WHO Guidelines Call for Prompt HIV Testing and Treatment of Newborns
Infants born to mothers who are HIV-positive should have their HIV status determined at birth or soon after,...

HIV-infected drug users at greater risk of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis ...
This includes an increased risk of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB), bacterial infections, and mental illness. In a new paper in The Lancet Series on HIV...

Prevention and treatment can block worldwide health threat hepatitis with many ...
Testing for hepatitis is crucial, says Dr. Douglas Dieterich, because an absence of symptoms can be common. The specialist: Dr. Douglas...

OSHA Violations
...citations issued
Chest Diseases Of Northwest Pa, Inc

Erie, PA

$975

 Failure to have an exposure control plan.

Failure to use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Failure to use personal protective equipment.

Exposure Control Plan not updated at least annually and to document new tasks, procedures.

Facility did not solicit input from non-managerial employees who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls.
Pinnacle Health Dba Regent Park Nursing & Rehabili

Holyoke, CO

$3,525

 Failure to provide Hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees

The employer failed to assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the declination statement.

Failure to include employer's copy of the healthcare professional's written opinion of bloodborne pathogen exposure
ISIPS Corporate Members

Please click on any ISIPS member below to view their sharps safety products!

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

Luminetx Corporation

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.

tip-top

Global Medi Products

Real Needlestick and
Blood Exposure Stories

Do you trust your eyeglasses to protect you? Do you wear no eye protection around body fluids?

I have been a wearer of prescription eyeglasses for many years now - actually from way back before I started my nursing career. I have come to depend on my glasses to be the barrier - knowing that protective goggles and splash sheilds existed, but not venturing to use them at work, in hospital.

Today I have a new outlook on that as I did get body fluid exposure when blood splashed upwards from (I'm not sure which - the iv catheter or the tourniquet) when an IV start was attempted that I was assisting with. The blood came up and did actually leave splash marks on my glasses and on the skin very near my eye, I felt too that moisture did go in my eye ... I hope I'm wrong.

Fortunately the patient is extremely low risk so I haven't much to fear, however, I am being cautious and have reported it and am going through the bloodwork and protected sex with hubby now. The paperwork is a big factor too with the incident so.... my advice from this day forward...
Wear eye protection where you MAY get sprayed with body fluid!

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Exiting Webinar

Near Infrared: Taking Vascular Access to the Next Level

ISIPS is presenting another lunchtime webinar to educate about a new product that can reduce the number of needlesticks inflicted on a patient and reduce needlestick exposures for clinicians.

This session will show how VeinViewer’s revolutionary near infrared, direct-imaging system can help improve the success of venipuncture procedures by reducing the number of stick attempts, increasing potential venous targets, reducing access time and increasing patient satisfaction. Dr. Schears will discuss the technology and its use for pre and post-assessment during IV procedures. Learn more about VeinViewer’s state of the art technology: how it works and its many advantages for venous access. Discover the potential for detecting IV patency and possible infiltration, and how to choose the best insertion site.  VeinViewer will take venous access to the next level.

participants in the webinar will have the opportunity of winning a garmin gps!

Click here to register for the webinar and the Garmin GPS!

ISIPS Articles

Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker

2009

December 2009- Advances in Insulin Syringes  - New Passive Insulin Syringe protects from Needlestick Injury

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

November 2009- Facing the Challenges of  CR-BSI's - Evaluate, Plan  an Implement Decisions to reduce the rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

October 2009- Preventing Injuries from Glass Ampoule Shards-Advances in glass ampoule breakers

August 2009-What's New in Clinical Safety Education-New computer-based training can energize and captivate your staff

August 2009- Advances in Electrosurgery-Safety and economic benefits for patients, surgeons and hospitals

May 2009 - Advances in Needleless Connectors-Technologies assist in Prevention of Bloodstream Infections

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 - Accelerated Seldinger Technique - A faster, safer method for diagnostic and interventional procedures

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

January 2009 - Sharps Safety Matters! - Where to find Safety Products Part I

2008

December 2008 - 2008 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards

December 2008 - Zero Sharps Injuries - A Goal we can live with! Reducing Exposures in the Operating Room

November 2008 - Sharps Injuries - just part of the job, right?

October 2008 - Turning Point - New Safety Scalpel Handle System provides safety features and familiar feel

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

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.

2007

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

2006

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 

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

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  
Future Healthcare, Summer 2006 p 121-3

Links
Compendium of Infection Control Technologies

Digital Edition

The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies - Digital Edition is now available.
The digital edition comes on a CD that is readable from any computer and contains a PDF version of the Compendium with over 200 devices highlighted with a Device Evaluation Form designed for each.

 It also includes:

  • Over 50 articles written on sharps safety products that have been published in Managing Infection Control magazine.

  • All significant OSHA Interpretation Letters since the passage of the revised OSHA

  • Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

  • Enforcement Procedures for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

  • Most frequently asked questions about the Standard

  • NIOSH Needlestick Alert

  • CDC Workbook on Designing a Sharps Injury Prevention Program

  • Model Exposure Control Plan

  • Hepatitis Vaccination Declination Form

  • Most Comprehensive List of Safety Products

  • And More...

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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