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By: Outpatient Surgery Magazine, Kaylan Anderson, RN, BSN If you’re looking to bolster your sharps safety efforts, here are some key safety components to keep your surgery center injury-free: Regular Audits Perform a sharps safety audit each quarter to ensure all needle safety and infection prevention policies are being performed correctly and none of your staff become complacent, rush or …
Provided by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Sharps disposal containers are made from rigid puncture-resistant plastic or metal with leak-resistant sides and bottom, and a tight-fitting, puncture-resistant lid with an opening to accommodate depositing a sharp but not large enough for a hand to enter. “Sharps” refers to objects with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin, …
Provided By: WebMD Needle stick injuries are a reality for people who regularly use needles, like nurses and lab workers. It also can happen if you handle trash, even if it’s not medical waste. According to the CDC, some 385,000 healthcare workers accidentally stick themselves with needles every year. Your chances of catching a disease from a single needle stick …
Provided By: FDA Sharps is a medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin. They may be used at home, at work, and while traveling to manage the medical conditions of people or their pets, including allergies, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infertility, migraines, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, blood clotting disorders, and psoriasis. …
Provided By: The U.S. Food & Drug Administration The FDA recommends a two-step process for properly disposing of used needles and other sharps. Step 1: Place all needles and other sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after they have been used. This will reduce the risk of needle sticks, cuts, and punctures from loose sharps. Sharps disposal containers should …