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designed specifically to protect clinicians from needlestick inuries helps to ensure safe inection practices. ooking ahead, collaborative input on
sharps devices, inury reviews, training and education will be needed to maintain safety in the growing medical care field and workforce. ccording to the ureau of abor tatis-
tics , the healthcare sector is expected to add . million new obs between - ureau of abor tatistics, a.
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learly, this population of workers will continue to be at risk,
according to the
International afety enter. The center added that for healthcare facilities, It is recommended that . eadership, management, and frontline staff work cooperatively to select devices with sharps inury prevention I features and develop sharps safety stan- dards and practices that are consistently implemented and followed in all clinical environments.
. There is annual documentation for any opt-out policies that detail the rationale for not using a safety engineered device i.e., compromises patient or worker safety, or clinical outcomes or intervention, as well as any alternate procedures or practices to mitigate sharps inury risk.
. There is an annual review of the harps Inury og without personal identifiers that is shared with all relevant personnel and a review of current devices and proce- dures is completed, including a review of new commercially available, safer devices.
. There is consistent involvement of front- line healthcare workers in the selection and evaluation of devices with I, and regular and systematic assessment of devices currently in use.
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. Feedback from frontline staff is provided to manufacturers, kit packers, and dis- tributors to provide prepackaged surgical and procedure kits that include devices with I features.
. Training and education are provided on an annual basis for all potentially exposed workers on the appropriate use and dis- posal of devices. Ds aoie predicts ongoing improve- ment in device safety and care. The adoption of safety-engineered devices, including needles, has been con- sistently increasing for years, she said. s awareness of the negative conseuences of needlestick inuries increases, the trend for adoption in alternate site segments will accelerate and allow for patient and clinician safety to be enhanced. alabrese additionally foresees expanded practice of needleless treatment and safety in care.
eedle-free drug delivery devices are
state of the art and market growth con- tinues to increase during and , she indicated. arket trends for research, funding and government initiatives are on the rise. Technavio research obotics assist the surgeon and the surgical team in various s around the country. ith specialized devices comes additional risks associated with technology it would seem s will always reuire protection from something HPN
References:
1. International Safety Center Releases Consensus Statement on Sharps Safety,
https://www.facs.org/about-acs/consensus- statements/sharps-safety
2. Strategies for Sharps Disposal Container Use During Supply Shortages For Managers and Purchase Agents, https://www.
cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/strategies-sharps-disposal- container.pdf
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3. Sharps Disposal Containers,
https://www.fda.gov/medical- devices/safely-using-sharps-needles-and-syringes-home-work-and- travel/sharps-disposal-containers
4. Preventing Needlestick Injuries at COVID–19 Vaccination Sites,
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2021/03/02/ needlestick-prevention/
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