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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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

Medismart Safety Cost Volume Impact

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

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

Reusable Sharps Containers – Environmental Safety

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

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

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Sharps Injury & Prevention

The Widespread Movement to Reusable Sharps Containers

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