Sharps Injury & Prevention
Reducing Needlestick Injuries in Pediatric Settings
The practice of medicine requires the frequent use of needles and other sharp objects, and without proper safety protocols in place, that can lead to potentially dangerous injuries to patients and staff alike.
The Cost of a Needlestick Injury
Eliminating sharps injuries relies on many factors – safer devices, safer sharps containers, leadership focus and safety process adoption.
Flu Season Is Here: What You Should Know
As the air gets a little colder and the leaves begin to change, we know that fall is officially here. […]
The Goldilocks Guide to Medical Waste Bins
When it comes to managing regulated medical waste, one size doesn’t fit all. Just like the classic Goldilocks story: not […]
Daniels Accessories: A Container’s Sidekick
A hero is only as strong as their team. While Daniels Health containers are the heroes of safe waste management, […]
Exposure Injury Reduction Strategies: Results that Protect Lives
This peer-reviewed study interviews clinicians to identify what measures are successful in reducing exposure to body fluid. Preventing the risk of BBP exposure.
Safety Engineered Devices : Use and Activation in Six Western US Hospitals
A study into the activation rate and use of Safety Engineered Devices (SED) in 6 hospitals in US west.
Sharpsmart: Size and Location Impact on Sharps Injuries
This 6-year study examined the impact of converting from a small patient room sharps container to the Daniels Sharpsmart reusable collector.
Needle stick Injuries in USA Health Care Facilities
This study carried out a survey of top ‘sharps safe’ occupational health professionals to ascertain BE incidence in their hospitals for the 2012 calendar year.
Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in USA
The study sampled sharps containers from 5 facilities to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present, and the proportion of SED correctly activated.
Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in Australia
The study took a sampling of sharps containers to identify the proportion of hollow-bore SED among the sharps present and the proportion of SED correctly activated.
EXPO-S.T.O.P. Survey Reveals Sharps Injury Prevalence
Discover the findings of the sweeping 2019-2023 EXPO-S.T.O.P. survey on needle stick occurrences in hospitals across the U.S. and how sharps injuries have changed during and after COVID.