background: current who best infection control practices for injections do not address the use of hub cutters due to insufficient evidence on safety and efficacy. objective: to assess the impact of the use of hub cutters on 1) the frequency of needle-stick injuries (nsis) and other blood exposures among workers and 2) the volume of sharps waste in a mass vaccination campaign setting. methods: d...

Risk of infection from bloodborne pathogens makes it imperative for surgical team members to detect surgical glove punctures before skin contact with pathogens occurs. The use of a second, colored pair of gloves worn by scrubbed team members during surgical procedures provides an early indicator of an outer glove puncture while the primary glove or underglove remains intact. This practice reduc...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate Universal Precautions (UP) compliance in the operating room (OR). DESIGN Prospective observational cohort. Trained observers recorded information about (1) personal protective equipment used by OR staff; (2) eyewear, glove, or gown breaks; (3) the nature of sharps transfers; (4) risk-taking behaviors of the OR staff; and (5) needlestick injuries and other blood and body-...

Systems to safely store, handle, treat and dispose of medical (healthcare) waste are well developed in the 21st century. Yet, across many parts Global South (low-income middle-income countries) such systems, resources knowhow lacking; extent that could pose a serious threat health, safety lives millions healthcare workers handlers who frequently interact with this category materials. We present...

he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a safety and health information bulletin explaining its policy on the disposal of contaminated needles and blood tube holders following blood-drawing procedures. The bulletin is not a standard or regulation and creates no new legal obligations. Rather, it is advisory in nature and is intended to assist employers in providin...

UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to evaluate the nature and frequency of sharps injuries among doctors and nurses from the same surgical/gynecological wards and the prevalence of HBV/HCV/HIV infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS An anonymous cross-sectional sero-survey, with ELISA system used to detect anti-HBc, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, was conducted among 89 doctors and 414 nurses from 16 randomly s...

13. Médecins Sans Frontières. Untangling the web of price reductions: a pricing guide for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs for developing countries. 10th ed. July 2007. A. The availability and affordability of selected essential medicines for chronic diseases in six low-and middle-income countries. Inadequate infection prevention and control (IPC) practices have highlighted concerns about t...

Results: A total of 435 HCWs completed the questionnaire. 1. A total of 46.7% of respondents had suffered from either needlestick/sharps injury (74.47%) or contamination of skin/mucous membranes (25.53%). 2. A total of 76.9% of all needlestick/sharps injuries were inflicted by injection needles. 3. Taking blood was the most dangerous procedure/activity: it was responsible for 29.56% of all inju...