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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Safer Needle Devices:Protecting Health Care Workers: Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers Purpose of this Presentation:: Purpose of this Presentation: Update statistics Define and discuss safer needle devices Examine OSHA’s position on the use of safer needle devices The Pattern of Needlestick Injuries: The Pattern of Needlestick Injuries Who? What? Where? When? 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States: 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States Needlestick Injuries Are Costly:: Needlestick Injuries Are Costly: Time and money to investigated the source Post-exposure care Lost work time and productivity Treatment of resulting illnesses Workers’ lives Who Is Injured Most Frequently?: Who Is Injured Most Frequently? Needlestick Injuries Among Health Care Workers: Needlestick Injuries Among Health Care Workers Source: EPINet data, University of Virginia Needlestick Injuries Are Underreported by Health Care Workers: Needlestick Injuries Are Underreported by Health Care Workers Source: Hamory, 1983; Chiarello, 1992 Underreporting Reasons: Underreporting Reasons Lack of time Employer response Concern about HIV status What Types of Devices Are Most Commonly Involved in Needlestick Injuries?: What Types of Devices Are Most Commonly Involved in Needlestick Injuries? Slide11: Hollow-bore needles are the cause of injury in 68.5% of cases Source: Ippolito, et al, 1997 Items Most Frequently Causing Sharp-Object Injuries, 1995: Items Most Frequently Causing Sharp-Object Injuries, 1995 Adapted from Ippolito et al, 1997 Where Do Most Needlestick Injuries Occur?: Where Do Most Needlestick Injuries Occur? Location Where Puncture Injuries and Other Blood Exposures Occurred, 1995: Location Where Puncture Injuries and Other Blood Exposures Occurred, 1995 Source: Adapted from Ippolito et al., 1997. Which Tasks Involve the Most Injuries?: Which Tasks Involve the Most Injuries? Slide16: The majority of needlesticks occur when health care workers: Dispose of needles Administer injections Draw blood Recap needles Handle trash and dirty linens Source: Chiarello, 1992 When Do Needlesticks Happen?: When Do Needlesticks Happen? How Serious a Threat Are Needlestick Injuries to Health Care Workers?: How Serious a Threat Are Needlestick Injuries to Health Care Workers? 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States: 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States 16,000 of These Are Likely to Be Contaminated by HIV: 16,000 of These Are Likely to Be Contaminated by HIV Source: American Hospital Association, 1992 Up to 80% of All Accident Exposures to Blood Are Caused by Needlestick Injuries: Up to 80% of All Accident Exposures to Blood Are Caused by Needlestick Injuries Source: Jagger, J., 1988 Slide22: Source: Chiarello, 1992 HBV and HCV Pose an Even Greater Risk Then HIV: HBV and HCV Pose an Even Greater Risk Then HIV Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1991 Prevalence in the Patient Population: Prevalence in the Patient Population Source: Kalen, et. al, 1997 Occupational Risk of Hepatitis B:: Occupational Risk of Hepatitis B: Much more transmissible than HIV Risk after needlestick: 2% - 40% 1994 - 1000 health care workers developed HBV infection Approximately 200 HCWs die each year Source: CDC, 1991; 1997 Estimated Incidence of Acute Hepatitis BUnited States, 1978-1995: Estimated Incidence of Acute Hepatitis B United States, 1978-1995 *Provisional date Occupational Risk ofHepatitis C:: Occupational Risk of Hepatitis C: HCV - major cause of chronic liver disease No vaccine No effective post-exposure prophylaxis 85% of HCV infected people develop chronic infection Source: CDC, 1997; NIH, 1997 Occupational Risk of HIV:: Occupational Risk of HIV: Risk after needlestick - 1 in 300 Exposures from needlesticks or cuts cause most infections Source: CDC, 1991; 1996 HCWs with Occupationally Acquired HIV/AIDS Infection: HCWs with Occupationally Acquired HIV/AIDS Infection Source: CDC, 1997 Health Care Workers with Occupationally Acquired AIDS/HIV Infection: Health Care Workers with Occupationally Acquired AIDS/HIV Infection Source: MMWR, 1987-1989; CDC, 1992-1996 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Alone Usually Does Not Adequately Protect the Health Care Worker from Needlesticks: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Alone Usually Does Not Adequately Protect the Health Care Worker from Needlesticks PPE, such as gloves provide a barrier, but… Most personal protective equipment is easily penetrated by needles UNSAFE NEEDLE DEVICES: UNSAFE NEEDLE DEVICES NEEDLESTICK INJURIES Slide33: Do Safer Needle Devices Prevent Injury?: Do Safer Needle Devices Prevent Injury? Can’t eliminate all, but… 83% can be prevented Source: Ippolito, et. al., 1997 Reduction in Needlestick Injuries: Reduction in Needlestick Injuries Source: MMWR, 1997 Slide36: Source: Chiarello, 1995 Slide37: Source: Chiarello, 1995 Evaluating and Selecting Safer Needle Devices: Evaluating and Selecting Safer Needle Devices Slide39: Source: FDA, 1992, 1995 Types of Safety Features: Types of Safety Features Source: Chiarello, 1995 Slide41: OSHA’s Position on Safer Needle Devices:: OSHA’s Position on Safer Needle Devices: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires use of engineering and work practice controls Failure to use engineering/work practice controls could result in a citation Devices which offer alternatives to needles are preferable Safer Needle Devices: Safer Needle Devices Safer Needle Devices protect workers from exposure to life-threatening diseases by preventing needlestick injuries: Safer Needle Devices protect workers from exposure to life-threatening diseases by preventing needlestick injuries You do not have the permission to view this presentation. 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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Safer Needle Devices:Protecting Health Care Workers: Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers Purpose of this Presentation:: Purpose of this Presentation: Update statistics Define and discuss safer needle devices Examine OSHA’s position on the use of safer needle devices The Pattern of Needlestick Injuries: The Pattern of Needlestick Injuries Who? What? Where? When? 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States: 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States Needlestick Injuries Are Costly:: Needlestick Injuries Are Costly: Time and money to investigated the source Post-exposure care Lost work time and productivity Treatment of resulting illnesses Workers’ lives Who Is Injured Most Frequently?: Who Is Injured Most Frequently? Needlestick Injuries Among Health Care Workers: Needlestick Injuries Among Health Care Workers Source: EPINet data, University of Virginia Needlestick Injuries Are Underreported by Health Care Workers: Needlestick Injuries Are Underreported by Health Care Workers Source: Hamory, 1983; Chiarello, 1992 Underreporting Reasons: Underreporting Reasons Lack of time Employer response Concern about HIV status What Types of Devices Are Most Commonly Involved in Needlestick Injuries?: What Types of Devices Are Most Commonly Involved in Needlestick Injuries? Slide11: Hollow-bore needles are the cause of injury in 68.5% of cases Source: Ippolito, et al, 1997 Items Most Frequently Causing Sharp-Object Injuries, 1995: Items Most Frequently Causing Sharp-Object Injuries, 1995 Adapted from Ippolito et al, 1997 Where Do Most Needlestick Injuries Occur?: Where Do Most Needlestick Injuries Occur? Location Where Puncture Injuries and Other Blood Exposures Occurred, 1995: Location Where Puncture Injuries and Other Blood Exposures Occurred, 1995 Source: Adapted from Ippolito et al., 1997. Which Tasks Involve the Most Injuries?: Which Tasks Involve the Most Injuries? Slide16: The majority of needlesticks occur when health care workers: Dispose of needles Administer injections Draw blood Recap needles Handle trash and dirty linens Source: Chiarello, 1992 When Do Needlesticks Happen?: When Do Needlesticks Happen? How Serious a Threat Are Needlestick Injuries to Health Care Workers?: How Serious a Threat Are Needlestick Injuries to Health Care Workers? 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States: 800,000 Needlestick Injuries Occur Each Year in the United States 16,000 of These Are Likely to Be Contaminated by HIV: 16,000 of These Are Likely to Be Contaminated by HIV Source: American Hospital Association, 1992 Up to 80% of All Accident Exposures to Blood Are Caused by Needlestick Injuries: Up to 80% of All Accident Exposures to Blood Are Caused by Needlestick Injuries Source: Jagger, J., 1988 Slide22: Source: Chiarello, 1992 HBV and HCV Pose an Even Greater Risk Then HIV: HBV and HCV Pose an Even Greater Risk Then HIV Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1991 Prevalence in the Patient Population: Prevalence in the Patient Population Source: Kalen, et. al, 1997 Occupational Risk of Hepatitis B:: Occupational Risk of Hepatitis B: Much more transmissible than HIV Risk after needlestick: 2% - 40% 1994 - 1000 health care workers developed HBV infection Approximately 200 HCWs die each year Source: CDC, 1991; 1997 Estimated Incidence of Acute Hepatitis BUnited States, 1978-1995: Estimated Incidence of Acute Hepatitis B United States, 1978-1995 *Provisional date Occupational Risk ofHepatitis C:: Occupational Risk of Hepatitis C: HCV - major cause of chronic liver disease No vaccine No effective post-exposure prophylaxis 85% of HCV infected people develop chronic infection Source: CDC, 1997; NIH, 1997 Occupational Risk of HIV:: Occupational Risk of HIV: Risk after needlestick - 1 in 300 Exposures from needlesticks or cuts cause most infections Source: CDC, 1991; 1996 HCWs with Occupationally Acquired HIV/AIDS Infection: HCWs with Occupationally Acquired HIV/AIDS Infection Source: CDC, 1997 Health Care Workers with Occupationally Acquired AIDS/HIV Infection: Health Care Workers with Occupationally Acquired AIDS/HIV Infection Source: MMWR, 1987-1989; CDC, 1992-1996 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Alone Usually Does Not Adequately Protect the Health Care Worker from Needlesticks: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Alone Usually Does Not Adequately Protect the Health Care Worker from Needlesticks PPE, such as gloves provide a barrier, but… Most personal protective equipment is easily penetrated by needles UNSAFE NEEDLE DEVICES: UNSAFE NEEDLE DEVICES NEEDLESTICK INJURIES Slide33: Do Safer Needle Devices Prevent Injury?: Do Safer Needle Devices Prevent Injury? Can’t eliminate all, but… 83% can be prevented Source: Ippolito, et. al., 1997 Reduction in Needlestick Injuries: Reduction in Needlestick Injuries Source: MMWR, 1997 Slide36: Source: Chiarello, 1995 Slide37: Source: Chiarello, 1995 Evaluating and Selecting Safer Needle Devices: Evaluating and Selecting Safer Needle Devices Slide39: Source: FDA, 1992, 1995 Types of Safety Features: Types of Safety Features Source: Chiarello, 1995 Slide41: OSHA’s Position on Safer Needle Devices:: OSHA’s Position on Safer Needle Devices: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires use of engineering and work practice controls Failure to use engineering/work practice controls could result in a citation Devices which offer alternatives to needles are preferable Safer Needle Devices: Safer Needle Devices Safer Needle Devices protect workers from exposure to life-threatening diseases by preventing needlestick injuries: Safer Needle Devices protect workers from exposure to life-threatening diseases by preventing needlestick injuries