Needlestick Injuries Increasing, but Not Always Taken Seriously Karen Daley is one of the leading advocates of needlestick safety prevention. She was an emergency room nurse in San Francisco during the HIV pandemic and was exposed to HIV before they even knew what it was. She contracted HIV from a needlestick from an infected patient. […]
Reducing Accidental Needlesticks during IOM Procedures Author: Grace Padilla-Kastenberg1 , MPH, Brent Tyler2 , MD, CNIM Marea Enterprises1 and Beacon Monitoring2 Intro & Problem Accidental needlesticks continue to present a serious occupational hazard to healthcare workers. According to the CDC, nearly 400,000 needlestick and sharps injuries take place annually, most during surgical procedures. These injuries […]
An Effective Strategy for Reducing Accidental Needlestick Injuries During Intraoperative Neuro Monitoring Procedures: Case Study Grace Padilla-Kastenberg, MPH, Brent Tyler, MD, CNIM ABSTRACT Injuries incurred by accidental needlesticks continue to pose a serious problem in healthcare settings and particularly during surgical procedures. Intraoperative Neuro Monitoring (IOM) is a unique surgical practice that employs non-cannulated (subdermal) […]
A Compilation of Best Practices and Prevention Venous needle dislodgement (VND) occurs when a venous needle dislodges from a patient’s vascular access during hemodialysis treatment. It causes significant problems for the patient and can cost a facility a lot of money. This report discusses best practices and solutions to overcome this important issue. By Michael […]
A recommended universal protocol for preventing needlesticks to all allied healthcare workers in perioperative settings where intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring with subdermal needle electrodes is performed. AUTHORED BY MAREA ENTERPRISES INC. Thousand Oaks, California. KEYWORDS Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, needlesticks, needlestick safety, bloodborne pathogen transmission, neuromonitoring best practices, subdermal needle management SUMMARY: The purpose of this protocol […]
