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.

Sharps Injury & Prevention

Sharpsmart: Reduction in Sharps Injuries, Costs, and CO2 Emissions

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.

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 Sharpsmart reusable sharps container.

Sharps Injury & Prevention

Sharps 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Sharpsmart’s reusable sharps container system to those who did not.

Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.

Sharps Injury & Prevention

The Historical Trends and Improvements in SI

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

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.

Sharps Injury & Prevention

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.