Links
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Needlestick injury
More needlestick injury information is available at the following Web site. Go to: "Technical links," "Subject list," "Bloodborne pathogens," and locate "needlestick injuries," or call the OSHA Publications Office at 202.693.1888.
International Sharps Injury Prevention Society
ISIPS is an international group of medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, health organizations, healthcare professionals, medical waste disposal experts that have joined forces to provide education, information, and product knowledge to help reduce the number of sharps injuries that occur each year. Visit their home page at the following URL.
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patient safety
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/patientsafety.html
- Medication Safety
What people can do to help reduce the risk of harm from medicines. - Injection Safety
Describes injection safety practices to prevent transmission of infectious diseases
Hepatitis information
More information is available from the following Web site. Go to: "Disease Information," "Hepatitis."
Hospital infections
Exposure to blood: What health-care workers need to know brochure and additional information is available from the following Web site. Go to: "hospital infections, "bloodborne pathogens," "worker protection."
HIV information
More information is available from CDC’s National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. Go to homepage at the following URL.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Information on medical device safety alerts and reporting of problems with medical devices is available at the following Web site. Go to: "Center for device and radiological health." "Index," medical device reporting."
California OSHA Standards Board
Sharps injury prevention amendments to Section 5193, Bloodborne Pathogens, finalized. Information may be obtained from California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board homepage at the following Web site. Go to: "Department of industrial relations" "Occupational safety and health," "Occupational safety and health board," "health and safety publications," "bloodborne pathogens."
California OSHA Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Information
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/SHARPS/default.htm
American Nurses Association Needlestick injury update
"Safe Needle Save Lives" Website devoted to sharing needlestick injury prevention information, including legislation and current articles.