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Needlestick Facts One out of every five healthcare workers sustain a needlestick injury every year Nurses have the most frequent needlestick injuries, followed by physicians, nursing assistants and housekeepers 40% of needlestick injuries occur during use 40% occur after use and before disposal 15% are disposal-related 5% occur during recapping
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Needle/Sharp Safety
What’s Your Safety Temperature?
Objectives
• Learn needlestick facts• Recognize risks associated with
needlesticks and sharps injuries• Understand how to reduce your
risks through prevention methods
Needlestick Facts
• One out of every five healthcare workers sustain a needlestick injury every year
• Nurses have the most frequent needlestick injuries, followed by physicians, nursing assistants and housekeepers
• 40% of needlestick injuries occur during use• 40% occur after use and before disposal• 15% are disposal-related• 5% occur during recapping
The Risks
• Hepatitis B• Hepatitis C• HIV
What can you do?
• Get a hepatitis B vaccination– If you are at risk for blood
exposures• Wear personal protective
equipment– Gloves– Apron/gown– Eye protection
What can you do?
• Always use safety devices on needles and sharps– Safer needles/needleless systems
• Explain procedures to patients– Gain their cooperation– Avoid potential movement during
procedure
What can you do?
• Limit interruptions during procedures
• Ask for assistance with patients– Uncooperative patients– Children
What can you do?
• When feasible, place sharps container close to procedure area
• NEVER recap needles• Dispose of used needles in
sharps disposal containers• Avoid overfilling sharps
disposal containers
What can you do?
• Wash hands after each patient contact
• Report ALL needlestick and sharp injuries
• Attend needle/sharps safety training when offered
Needle/Sharp Safety
What’s Your Safety Temperature?