Avoiding exposure to BBPs
More than 8 million healthcare workers in the U.S. risk exposure to bloodborne pathogens from needlesticks injuries and cuts from sharps.
Advance for Nurses magazine reports that six devices cause most of the injuries: disposable syringes (26 percent); suture needles (17 percent); winged steel needles (12 percent); scalpel blades (7 percent); IV catheter stylets (5 percent); and phlebotomy needles (3 percent).
Workers can avoid exposure with a combination of strategies that includes safer work practices, personal protective equipment, safety devices designed to prevent injury and contact with blood and management’s commitment to a culture of safety.
Organizations can select the best sharps safety devices and safely dispose of them to prevent injury. A culture of safety involves a commitment to remove hazards from the workplace and reporting all hazards in an effort to keep every employee safe.
Advance for Nurses magazine reports that six devices cause most of the injuries: disposable syringes (26 percent); suture needles (17 percent); winged steel needles (12 percent); scalpel blades (7 percent); IV catheter stylets (5 percent); and phlebotomy needles (3 percent).
Workers can avoid exposure with a combination of strategies that includes safer work practices, personal protective equipment, safety devices designed to prevent injury and contact with blood and management’s commitment to a culture of safety.
Organizations can select the best sharps safety devices and safely dispose of them to prevent injury. A culture of safety involves a commitment to remove hazards from the workplace and reporting all hazards in an effort to keep every employee safe.
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