With nurses suffering the most needle stick injuries, the Nursing Times has called for greater protection http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/exclusive-nurses-should-insist-trusts-obey-sharps-safety-rules/7002598.article?blocktitle=Workforce-news&contentID=18995
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The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland state that “Sites of intravenous infusions should be visible so they may be monitored for disconnection, leaks or infusions into subcutaneous tissues”.…
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There is increasing scientific evidence that safe technologies such as SafeSets successfully prevent needle stick injury and are cost effective Cullen BL, Genasi F, Symington I, Bagg J, McCreaddie…
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A cross sectional study looking at needle stick injury has found that nurses are the staff group most at risk and that needles on the end of syringes are the…
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