Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

Sharpsmart Sharps Containers: Impact on Emissions & Injuries
A 12 month study determining the effect of the Sharpsmart on greenhouse gas emissions and sharps injuries at the 500 bed Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.

Sharpsmart: Impact of Engineering on Sharps Injuries
A 2 year, 28 hospital before-and-after study comparing sharps injuries in hospitals that converted to Daniels reusable system to those who did not.

Medismart Safety Cost Volume Impact
A 3 year study examining the impact of transitioning from a 64Gallon bin to a Daniels M64 Medismart.

Reusable Sharps Containers - Environmental Safety
This paper analyzes Methodist Medical Center's decision to use a reusable containment system for medical waste in 2005.

The Historical Trends and Improvements in Sharps Injuries
This article glances at the history behind sharps injuries and how it has been improved with industry standards and container manufacturing.