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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
May 21, 2010 |
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USA News
Fight vs HIV/AIDS continues
People Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis Due
to Med Students' Errors
Orlando woman sues Lee Memorial, claims she was
infected with HIV during...
SF Syringe Exchange Program Successful
Global News
HIV among men at alarming highs in Asia
North coast records more hep C cases
Three penalized after 11 contract hepatitis C
Pledge to stop 'mum-to-baby' HIV
Uganda: HIV Bill Tabled in Parliament
Avian Flu
New avian flu outbreak hits Laos
Swine Flu
One more swine flu death in Nagpur
Swine flu wanes in Fairbanks, but could return
Swine
flu still around, still a threat, vaccinations continue
Swine flu wanes, but officials expect a return
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (Swine Flu) - Update 186
Suspected swine flu patient's ordeal at two State hospitals
Pandemic – there are still lessons to be learnt
Medical News
Scientists
identify mechanism T-cells use to block HIV
Latest attempt to block HIV
Study
pinpoints how a normally defensive immune response can help HIV
West Nile
West
Nile Virus Season Begins In Brazos Valley
Birds test positive for West Nile Virus in Santa Clara County
Early West Nile case raises
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. |
In This Issue
Hepatitis C Silent but deadly
Eradication of smallpox may have set the stage for HIV pandemic,
study says
'One in every 12 people suffers from Hepatitis'
Needlestick Injury Can Be Very 'Disastrous'
Scientists: Smallpox vaccine slowed spread of HIV
Safety group surveys healthcare on injection practices
Nine facilities share their approach to infection prevention
improvement
OSHA conducts review of bloodborne pathogens standard
Keeping Nurses Healthy to Help Patients
Foul-up may expose dozens to diseases
Blood
Sugar Test Goes Bad at Event
Researchers to Discuss Potential Biomedical Strategies for HIV Prevention
Study: Alcohol
Speeds Progression of HIV
Mechanism T cells use to block HIV discovered
OSHA Violations
...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 work in a jail, where a good percent of my clients are addicts. I had just finished drawing blood on a woman with a butterfly. I had the needle and extension tubing wrapped around in a ball in my hand and proceeded to put it into the sharps container on the wall. Well, noone had replaced that container after the mandatory 2/3 full and it was jam packed. When I tried to deposit my crap, the lid sprang back, the needle did a slow motion dance in the air (it looked like slow motion) and came down and popped me on the palm. Fortunately, she was a forger, not an addict. Still had to do the testing though. Now I'm like Mr Infection Control and personally replace those containers when I see them filling up.
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.
For more information click here.
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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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