Sharps Injury & Prevention
The True Cost of a Needlestick Injury
Needlestick injuries in the UK are rising at an exponential rates, there is both a human cost and a resource cost associated with the increase in sharps injuries
Meet the Reusable Sharps Container That Set the UK ISO Standard
The question used to be: ‘Should I choose a single-use sharps container or a reusable?’ But as more reusable sharps […]
Why Hospital Waste Management Is Important
A guide of things to consider when creating a hospital waste management plan.
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 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.
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 Sharpsmart's reusable sharps container system to those who did not.
Reusable Sharps Containers Improve Staff and Environmental Safety
This paper analyses Methodist Medical Centre's decision to use a reusable containment system for clinical waste in 2005.
NSIs Reduced by Over 85% After Switching Sharps Containers
Discover how Whiston Hospital reduced NSIs by over 85% after switching to reusable sharps containers.
Sharpsmart: Impact on Sharps Injuries
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 Sharpsmart sharps containers
Safety and Cost Considerations for Medical Device Decisions
The article, ‘Litigation Exposure from a "Cost Over Safety" Attitude’ explored cases in which hospitals considered safety or cost in making medical device decisions.