A needlestick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically caused by a needlepoint, resulting in exposure to potentially harmful body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The FDA, CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA has issued guidance, in which they strongly encourage healthcare professionals to use blunt-tip suture needles as an ...

Roughly 385,000 sharps injuries, like needlestick injuries, occur annually to hospital employees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, putting healthcare workers at risk of ...

The Premier Safety Institute offers a free, downloadable needlestick prevention educational brochure for use in all healthcare settings. Download a low resolution version (pdf) or high resolution ...

Hospital employees are at risk for numerous possible complications of accidental needlesticks. The mechanisms of such accidents suggest that many are preventable. This article presents a simple but ...

BioMedical Waste Solutions Encourages Healthcare Facilities, Professionals and Individuals Utilizing Needles to Read Its Comprehensive Guide for Assistance With the Proper Disposal of Sharps and ...

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) ...

No risk of needlestick injury No risk of spillage No risk of contamination Prevents accidental puncture of the bag tail which can occur using an exposed hypodermic needle. "Given the current ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The CDC reports that healthcare workers in the U.S. face an estimated 385,000 needlestick and sharps-related injuries ...