Effectiveness of measures to prevent needlestick injuries among ...

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Table 1:
Overview of preventive measures to reduce NSI
Approach Measure Concrete measures
Safety engineered
devices
Personal protective
equipment – PPE
Retraction or
shield for sharp
instruments 1
Disposal Improvement of
disposal
Training Specific training
for staff with NSI
risk
Organization Shift schedule
1) Source: Waclawski (2004) [15]
Gloving � Single gloving
� Double gloving
Work environment
Other
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� Retractable lancets used for blood sampling by
heel stabs and finger sampling;
� Retractable needles used for injections and
immunizations;
� Shields added to needles for injections and
venepuncture which are activated by the
operator at the end of the procedure;
� Protected disposable scalpels with a shield that
can be activated before passing the instrument
between staff and before disposal;
� Blunt suture needles
� Intravenous cannula with blunting or guarding
of the needle of the introducer that is activated
when removed from the plastic cannula
� Location
� Rigidity
� Modification
� Box design
� Health care workers:
Training for devices in use or introduction of
safety devices; anti-stress programs
� Disposal service:
Training for disposal handling
� Management:
Need for introduction of safety devices to
reduce NSI
� Schedule regarding health and personal
demands
� Good lighting etc.