Clinical Studies

Injection & Disposal Are The Main Causes
of Needlestick Injury

In physician offices and home health care, injections and needle disposal cause more needlestick injuries than phlebotomy procedures.

The American Nurses Association Consensus Statement notes that healthcare workers in non-hospital settings account for about 65% of U.S. healthcare workers, a proportion that will grow in the next decade.

Injury statistics collected by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Healthcare System illustrate the risks faced by office, outpatient and home care professionals:

 

International Healthcare Worker Safety Center. EPINet survey, 2,645 respondents

 

International Healthcare Worker Safety Center. EPINet survey, 2,638 respondents

 

MSS0049    04/2012