Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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.

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

This paper analyzes Methodist Medical Center's decision to use a reusable containment system for medical waste in 2005.

This article glances at the history behind sharps injuries and how it has been improved with industry standards and container manufacturing.

This paper acknowledges the significant impact that reusable containers have had on healthcare facilities and discusses the growth of the market.

As Terry Grimmond approaches retirement after a career spanning almost 60 years, his work serves as a lasting model of Daniels’ mission: protecting healthcare workers and patients through innovative, scientifically supported waste management solutions.

This article explores the positive impacts that the Sharpsmart system had on a 400 bed small acute trust, including a reduction in sharps injuries, a reduction in their carbon footprint, and cost and time savings for staff.

The article, ‘Litigation Exposure from a "Cost Over Safety" Attitude’ explored cases in which hospitals considered safety or cost in making medical device decisions.

A Before-After intervention study of 8 acute care hospitals ranging in size from 150 to 850 beds in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland converting to the Daniels Sharpsmart sharps containers

8 Hospitals in Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland achieved an 86.6% reduction in container related sharps injuries

28 hospital non-randomized intervention and cohort study examining the impact of conversion from disposable sharps container systems to the Daniels Sharpsmart reusable sharps container