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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
October 2, 2009 |
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USA News
Guilty Plea in Colorado
Hepatitis Case
Surgical technician linked to hepatitis C cases sentenced
Study highlights HIV/AIDS challenge in American prison system
Study Finds High
Rate of Hepatitis Among Truckers
Study Highlights HIV/AIDS Challenge In American Prison System
Global News
Africa: Successful HIV
Vaccine Study Will Lead to Further Research
Zimbabwe's HIV/Aids Prevalences Declines But Aids Organisation...
More Than 4
Million HIV-Positive People Receiving Life-Saving...
Avian Flu
Pakistan to install scanning machines at airports for A/H1N1 flu...
Dutch researchers find mutation linked to greater virulence in ...
Swine Flu
Dept. of Health
prepares for swine flu vaccine
Swine flu kits prepared for UW students
6-year-Texas boy dies in Arkansas with swine flu
How do we best avoid the dreaded swine flu?
Barbados reports island's 1st death from swine flu
Military to get mandatory swine flu shots soon
Q& A: Safety of the Swine Flu Vaccine
Should Those With Hepatitis C Get a
Swine Flu Shot?
Egypt asks World Health
Organization for more swine flu vaccine...
Schools turn to new ways to teach kids during closures
Medical News
Infant Hepatitis B Vaccine Triples Risk of Autism in Boys, Study Says
Despite advances in vaccine, HIV testing still important
West Nile
Hunters should take precaution against West Nile Virus
West Nile cases at lowest level since first year
Precautions urged against West Nile virus
Woman dies from West
Nile virus
Mississippi Briefs VanishPoint® Syringe
For more information click here MaxV Needleless Vial Adapter
The MaxV Vial Adapter is easy to use. The drug vial is prepared according to manufacturer’s instructions. The spike of the MaxV Vial Adapter is centered over the vial stopper.
The adapter is pushed straight down until the spike penetrates the port and the MaxV snaps into place over the drug vial top. The top of the MaxV needleless connector is swabbed in accordance with hospital facility protocol.
A syringe is then attached to the MaxV needleless connector.
Simply aspirate the desired amount of drug from the vial, disconnect the syringe, and grasp the MaxV needleless connector and twist syringe counter clockwise to separate. For more information please click here.
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In This Issue
Is It a Cold, the Seasonal
Flu, or the H1N1 (Swine) Flu?
Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients
E-18 Corp. to Increase Awareness of Protectus Medical Devices at...
Bacteria Have Role in Swine Flu Deaths
Balancing on Wheels of Hope
Number of People Getting Lifesaving HIV Drugs Rises
HIV vaccine trial offers glimmer of hope
HIV transmission slower
HIV Vaccine Success May Take Decade to Unravel Why It Works
Teen's birthday bash ends in needlestick injury
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 Medical Safety Technologies, Inc. Luminetx Corporation
Real Needlestick and
Blood Exposure Stories I was stuck on the psych ward, and it truly couldn't have been a worse scenario; the pt was IV drug user, bisexual, and promiscuous. Luckily he was also a nice guy and agreed to be tested for Hepatitis C and HIV; negative on both for both of us. I still had to take the AIDS drug regimen for 3 weeks as required by my facility (gave me lots of sympathy for the folks who take them long term -- they made me terribly sick). Retested 6 months later, still negative on both. I have had several co-workers stick themselves when inserting needles to the sharps box. People before them didn't bother to check if sharps had fallen into container. The bad thing is that there is no way to know who the patient was that "belonged" to that needle ---- I see this a lot in my unit, where people don't bother to push the flap when they deposit a sharp into the box. I always try to eyeball the container before I drop something in, but you never know when something might be lurking and you just don't see it. 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, no one 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.
The sharps disposal by mail system represents the first complete disposal system pioneered for simplified management of used needles, syringes and other small quantities of medical waste. The sharps disposal by mail system is a government approved system comprised of a specially designed mailable sharps container, a post each prepaid return shipping box, and instructions in both English and Spanish. These systems are available in 1 quart, 1 gallon, 2 gallon, 3 gallon and 18 gallon systems. For more information click here
LifeGuard™ Safety Needle
LifeGuard's needle trap fully encapsulates the needle upon de-access. Compared to traditional needles and sharps, Lifeguard is designed for maximum control and safety with minor changes to technique.
LifeGuard features:
LifeGuard™ Safety Needle will easily insert into all implanted ports and when de-accessing from the port it encapsulates the sharp point fully, preventing unnecessary needlesticks to clinicians and custodial staff. |
SPECIAL BOOKMARKS
ISIPS Articles
Managing Infection Control articles written by Ron Stoker Most Recent Articles on Top 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 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 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 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 Sharps Injury Prevention Resource Guide December 2005 - The International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards August 2005 - The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies June 2005 - Selection of Safety Scalpels April 2005 - Point Taken - Comply or Pay the Price January 2005 - May I see your ID, please? Patient and Medication Misidentification January 2005 - Safety in Urine Sampling December 2004 Issue - The 2004 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awards October 2004 Issue - Managing Diabetes without Jabbing Anyone Else! July 2004 Issue - Steering Clear of Danger - IV Infection Prevention June 2004 Issue - Smallpox 2004 - Are we prepared if our worst fears come true April 2004 Issue - Sharps Injury Prevention in the Operating Room December 2003 Issue - To The Point: Safety Huber Needles December 2003 Issue - 2003 Sharps Injury Prevention Award Winners (html version) or Click here for pdf version September 2003 Issue - Focus on ISIPS by MIC staff June 2003 Issue - End of the Line May 2003 Issue - A Special Report on Smallpox - Vaccination and Dressings March 2003 Issue - Stuck in the ER - Sharps Safety in Emergency Rooms February 2003 Issue - Birth of Occupational Safety in Labor and Delivery December 2002 Issue - Sharps Safety Matters October 2002 Issue - Healthcare Managers Re-tooling for Compliance by Dennis J. Ernst April 2002 - Global Needlestick Prevention Group Formed to Highlight Safety Products
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 |
Academy for Safety Excellence
Terry Jo Gile, MT (ASCP),
MA Ed. The Academy for Lab Safety Excellence is a program designed by Safety Lady LLC to help you make the transition from bench tech to lab safety officer. You will learn to navigate the world of laboratory safety from the Safety Lady. You will discover the secrets to lab safety excellence that has taken others years to acquire. You will be able to network with colleagues to help you solve your most challenging safety issues.
You can expect:
The scheduled start time for all Academy webinars will be 10 am PDT, 11 am MDT, 12 pm CDT, 1 pm PDT, A preview webinar will be held on September 22 at 11 am MDT.
For more information
please contact Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady, at
info@safetylady.com or call
toll free 877-894-7004. |
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