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EPINet Overview&RCN Surveillance Project: 

EPINet Overview & RCN Surveillance Project

EPINet: 

EPINet Exposure Prevention Information NETwork

What does EPINet do?: 

What does EPINet do? Records occupational exposures to Blood & Body Fluids Records occupationally acquired Sharps injuries Tracks the results/consequences of these incidents

How does EPINet do this?: 

How does EPINet do this? Uses 3 forms: 1 Blood & Body Fluid Incident form 1 Needlestick & Sharp Object Incident form 1 Post Exposure form

Blood & Body Fluid Incident: 

Blood & Body Fluid Incident 16 Questions Records exact details of exposures to Blood & Body fluids, including: Which body fluids were involved Where the exposure occurred Which part of the body was exposed The length of time of the exposure The amount of fluid involved in the exposure

Needlestick & Sharp object Incident: 

Needlestick & Sharp object Incident 20 Questions Records exact details of Sharps injuries including: What type of device caused the injury The original user of the sharp item The extent of the puncture The location of the injury on the victim A description of how the incident occurred

Post Exposure Incident : 

Post Exposure Incident 11 Questions Records details of the follow up to the incident, including: Results of testing for HCV, HBV, HIV If the patient carried any BBV Treatment given

Feedback: 

Feedback Feedback comes in 2 formats 1) Reports: Single Incident Report Summary Report 2) 19 Graphs: Variety of graphs from BBF and Needlestick incidents

Single Incident Report: 

Single Incident Report Available on all 3 forms Select the record you want to view Report shows full details of incident One page report Option to print

Single Incident Report: Example: 

Single Incident Report: Example

Summary Report: 

Summary Report 4 reports available in total Set criteria for data you want to view EPINet generates summary report Breaks down figures for easy analysis 5 page printable report

Summary Report: Example: 

Summary Report: Example

Graphs: 

Graphs 19 graphs Available on BBF & Needlestick incidents Allows for easy analysis of data Graphs include: Job Category Original Purpose Device (needlestick)

Where is Epinet used:: 

Where is Epinet used: 6 Other European Countries run their own versions of Epinet 60 Sites through out the UK 22 of which form the basis of the RCN surveillance project into NSI’s

Job Description Year 4: 

Job Description Year 4 Other : Housekeeper/Domestic, General Practitioner, Clinical Lab Worker, Other Attendant, Medical Student, Technician (non lab) and Professions allied to medicine.

Where Injury Occurred Year 4: 

Where Injury Occurred Year 4 Other: GP Surgery, Day Care, Home Care, Mortuary/Pathology, Clinical Labs, Venepuncture Centre, Dialysis Facility

Source Patient Identifiable Year 4: 

Source Patient Identifiable Year 4

Injured Worker was the Original User of Sharp Item Year : 

Injured Worker was the Original User of Sharp Item Year

Was the sharp Item Contaminated Year 4: 

Was the sharp Item Contaminated Year 4

Purpose of the Sharp Item Year 4: 

Purpose of the Sharp Item Year 4 Other: Electrocautery, Heparin or Saline Intravenous flush, To contain a specimen or pharmaceutical, Drilling

When did the Injury Occur Year 3: 

When did the Injury Occur Year 3 Others: From item left on or near disposal container, Withdrawing a needle from rubber, Before se of item, Restrainingpatient, Item pierced side of diposal container Other: Restraining patient, Item pierced side of Disposal container, Withdrawing a needle from rubber or other resistance, From item left on or near disposal container.

Type of Device Causing Injury Year 4: 

Type of Device Causing Injury Year 4 Other: Needle, Spinal/epidural, needle, drum catheter, Bone chip, Specimen/test tube, Pipette, Staples/steel sutures, Vacuum tube, Microtome blade, ampoule, pin, Glass, capillary tube, drill bit, Bone cutter, arterial catheter introducer, Retractors, Central line introducer, Scissors, Electrocautery device.

Depth of Injury Year 4: 

Depth of Injury Year 4

Glove Penetration Year 4: 

Glove Penetration Year 4

Slide25: 

Average NSI per 100 Beds = 14.5  

NSI AVERAGE YEAR ON YEAR: 

NSI AVERAGE YEAR ON YEAR Year 1 Average 11.3 Year 2 Average 11.6 Year 3 Average 14.1 Year 4 Average 14.5

Requirements: 

Requirements 1 strict requirement MS Access 97 (2000) EPINet is a file which uses database features of Access