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Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter |
September 25, 2009 |
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USA News
Dozens of Syringes
Found In Michigan Channel
Prisons can't contain rising medical costs
More Hepatitis Cases Discovered in Nevada
Duluth man pleads guilty in HIV case
Missouri man with HIV charged with reckless contact
Shoplifter in syringe attack gets 3 years
E-18 Corp. Completes Milestone US Patent Filing for Protectus...
Global News
Uganda: HIV/Aids
And Condoms - the 'Hole' Truth
Avian Flu
Two New Studies Report Increased Survival Rates in Tamiflu(R)-Treated
Patients with Avian Flu (H5N1) and Severe Seasonal Flu
Swine Flu
Study: Flu viruses can spark heart attacks Doctor Says
Moscow Is Vastly Understating Swine-Flu Cases
CDC tries to combat swine flu
Flu--swine or otherwise--causes heart attacks
Officials: SD prepared for pandemic
Emergency services prepared for flu H1N1 Pandemic
Declared
Swine flu rate increases 15% on college campuses
Swine Flu Spreading
New report on protecting workers from H1N1 virus says to stop...
Medical News
FDA Approves New HIV
Test
Tobacco, marijuana and alcohol may lower levels of some anti-HIV drugs Discovery
could improve hepatitis C treatment
Scientists: HIV
Can Hide in the Brain
West Nile
West Nile under fresh threat of Bubonic Plague New Virus Worse
Than West Nile Virus West
Nile death in Mississippi GRIPPER PLUS™ SAFETY NEEDLE
The new GRIPPER PLUS™ Safety Needle is used to deliver medications intravenously through a patient's implanted port. Its unique feature is a safety arm that is lifted to lock the needle into a protected position when de-accessing it from an implanted port. An audible click provides clinicians with confirmation that the de-accessed needle is in its locked safety position. The GRIPPER PLUS™ Safety Needle is safe for clinicians, comfortable for patients, and easy to use. It also allows institutions to comply with NIOSH / CDC criteria for sharps safety. The GRIPPER PLUS™ Safety Needle is based on the input of many clinicians and the design of the familiar GRIPPER® Huber needles, which are recognized as the gold standard in Huber needles. In the last five years, Deltec has sold over 10 million GRIPPER® needles worldwide.
1: From behind the GRIPPER PLUS Safety Needle place fingers on each side of the base to stabilize it. With the other hand, place a finger on the tip of the safety arm.
2: Begin to lift the safety arm straight back. Notice that the needle comes out perfectly straight.
3: Continue lifting the safety arm until the needle "clicks" into the lock position. It is now safely out of the way, ready to be disposed of in a sharps container. For more information on the Gripper Plus Safety Needle - click here. Terumo Capiject® Safety Lancets
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In This Issue
2009 Sharps Injury Prevention Awards The 2009 Sharps Injury Prevention Award contest, part of the International Sharps Injury Awareness Month, held in December 2009, will wrap up its nominations on September 30, 2009. LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE! ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT. NOMINATE NOW! Patient
risk after medical equipment bungle
You Gotta Wash Your Hands is the Word Out! American
Scientific Resources To Be Exclusive Seller of World's Only FDA Approved Home
Needle Destruction Device Hand-Washing Won’t Stop H1N1
New
chemically-activated antigen could expedite development of HIV...
HIV vaccine comes closer to reality
Everyone Should Be Tested for 'Hidden Disease' of Hepatitis C Risky Behaviors Among Truckers Lead
To Higher Rates Of stis...
A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection
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 ‘’After drawing blood from an elderly patient with mild dementia, I turned to dispose of the butterfly needle in the sharps container, which was above my eye level. Suddenly I felt a stinging pain. I had been stuck on the index finger of my right hand by another needle that had become wedged in the container’s hinged opening. The needlestick was deep and bled profusely through the puncture site in my glove.’’ “I filled out an accident report and saw the nurse practitioner in out ‘fast track’ area who offered me post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV as part of the occupational health protocol.’’ “The results from my six-month HIV and HCV tests came back on December 23, two days before Christmas. They indicated that I was positive for both viruses.’’ ‘’I can’t describe to you how drastically one moment – the moment of my needlestick – has changed my life. Since January, I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am infected with not one, but two potentially life-threatening viruses.’’
VACUETTE® QUICKSHIELD Safety Tube Holder For daily blood collection routine
The VACUETTE® QUICKSHIELD Safety Tube Holder is also available pre-assembled with a VACUETTE® VISIO PLUS Needle, which makes it the ideal product for safe blood collection. The VACUETTE® VISIO PLUS Needle with optical venipuncture control is a great help for blood collection staff. When venipuncture is successful, blood flow is visible in the view window – the transparent plastic hub of the needle. Click here for more information |
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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