Safety Talk

What’s at Stake? Close to 400,000 healthcare workers a year sustain an injury by used hypodermic needles and other sharp instruments such as a scalpel blade and suture needles. Such injuries are of concern because they can expose you to foreign, infectious materials. You’re also at risk for injury when handling waste, surgical drapes, or bedding containing improperly discarded needles and sharps. While there is an increasing number of safer devices, it is still important you know how to use and dispose of them correctly, otherwise they still pose a risk to staff and patients. What’s the Danger? Sustaining a needlestick or sharps injury […]