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For more information about needlestick and other sharps injuries look at the following links and resources:
American Nurses Association’s Needlestick Prevention Guide
ANA's Bloodborne Pathogen Brochure (WP-2)
ANA Needlestick Safety and Prevention Independent Study Module
ANA's Preventing Needlestick Injuries: Safe Needles Save Lives Brochure
ANA's Safe Needles Save Lives Brochure
CCOHS - Needlestick Injuries
"Deadly Needles" series, SF Chronicle
"Don't Get Stuck with Unsafe Needles - Instead, get involved in needle device selection" -American Journal of Nursing - June Fisher, MD, and Susan Wilburn, MPH, RN
HIV and AIDS Statistics - Global Data
International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System
ISIPS Needlestick Prevention / Sharps Injury Prevention
ISIPS Sharps Injury Prevention Center - Presentations on Sharps Safety Products and Procedures to help reduce needlestick injuries
NeedlePoints: An AFSCME Guide to Sharps Safety
Needlestick Safety and Prevention
NEEDLESTICK! Occupational Exposure to Blood and other Body Fluids
Needlestick PowerPoint Presentation (6/2001) (PPT)
PEPline (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) Hotline
Premier Safety Institute
Safe Devices : International Health Care Worker Safety Center (University of Virginia)
Safer Medical Device Implementation in Health Care Facilities: Lessons Learned
Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies(TDICT - Dr. June Fisher)
TDICT Safety Feature Evaluation Forms
Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
State
California SHARPS Injury Control Program
State Legislative Trends
State Needle Safety Legislation - International Health Care Worker Safety Center
State of Maryland needle stick law
Texas Department of Health
West Virginia Needlestick Injury Prevention Program
Federal
Catheters OSHA: Protecting Health Care Workers
CDC Emergency Needlestick Information
CDC Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
Handle With Care: How to Throw Out Used Insulin Syringes and Lancets at Home
NIOSH Alert: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
NIOSH - What Every Worker Should Know - How to Protect Yourself from Needlestick Injuries (PDF)
NIOSH Safer Medical Device Implementation in Healthy Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Text of Bill
Government Accounting Office (GAO) report: "Occupational Safety: Selected Cost and Benefit Implications of Needlestick Prevention Devices for Hospitals" (PDF File)
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet - Other - Securing Medical
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 1 - An Overview of the Standard
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 2 - Protect Yourself When Handling Sharps
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 3 - Personal Protective Equipment Cuts Risk
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 4 - Reporting Exposure Incidents
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 5 - Hepatitis B Vaccination -- Protection For You
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 6 - Holding the Line on Contamination
OSHA Hospital e-tool: Needlesticks and Sharps Injuries
OSHA - How to Prevent Needlestick Injuries: Answers to some important questions
OSHA Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - Published 1/18/01
OSHA Issues Safety and Health Information Bulletin on Disposal of Contaminated Needles and Blood Tube Holders. OSHA Trade News Release (2003, October 16), 2 pages.
Disposal of Contaminated Needles and Blood Tube Holders Used for Phlebotomy (2003, October 15), 4 pages. Also available as a 37 KB PDF, 4 pages. OSHA has concluded that the best practice for prevention of needlestick injuries following phlebotomy procedures is the use of a sharp with engineered sharps injury protection (SESIP) (e.g., safety needle) attached to the blood tube holder and the immediate disposal of the entire unit after each patient's blood is drawn.
Frequently Asked Questions: OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) and Smallpox Vaccination Programs. OSHA (2003, March), 4 pages. These FAQs provide questions and answers for the safe administration of vaccines.
Acceptable use of antiseptic-hand cleansers for bloodborne pathogen decontamination and as an appropriate handwashing practice. (2003, March 31), 2 pages.
Evaluation of sutureless catheter securement devices to prevent needlestick hazards. (2003, January 23), 2 pages.
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention -OSHA Standards
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Hazard Recognition
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Possible Solutions
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Post-Exposure Evaluation
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention-additional Information
OSHA Subject Page for Needle Sticks
OSHA's Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers
OSHA - Definition of a Safer Needle Device
OSHA - Efficacy of Safer Needle Devices
OSHA - Characteristics of Safer Needle Devices
OSHA - Evaluation and Selection of Safer Needle Devices
OSHA's Position on Safer Needle Devices
OSHA - References
OSHA - Appendix A FDA Safety Alert
OSHA - Appendix B Sample Evaluation Form
OSHA - Appendix C Additional Resources
OSHA Directives - Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Module
Preventing Needlesticks (OSHA - Large PDF)NIOSH Alert -
Revision to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
OSHA Frequently Asked Questions about Sharps Injuries
Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis.
EPA Booklet "Handle With Care: How to Throw Out Used Insulin Syringes and Lancets at Home" This EPA booklet provides very practical advice on the safe management and disposal of sharps at home. |
