Safety First Aid Group Laminated Sharps Disposal and Needle Stick Injuries Poster

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When preparing response procedures you should consider what prophylaxis treatments are available and how they will be provided. Reporting work-related sharps injuries Healthcare workers should cover open skin areas or lesions on hands and arms with a dry dressing at all times. Hand hygiene is still essential, so consultation is necessary if the dressing interferes with this procedure. Needles should not be recapped. Used items should be placed immediately in a designated puncture-resistant container that is easily accessible at the point-of-care. Review at PCH Infectious Diseases outpatient clinicat 6 weeks and 3 months. Complete the outpatient clinic eReferral. The hierarchy reflects the fact that eliminating and controlling risk by using physical engineering controls and safeguards is more dependable than relying solely on systems of work.

Ensure that suitable clinical waste disposal procedures, including use of sharps containers, are followed Workers who use sharps require education and training as part of a sharps injury prevention program. Workers should be educated in how to protect themselves during use, and to protect others who may encounter the device during or after procedures.All hollow-bore needles including those with safety features must be disposed of into an approved sharps disposal container that complies with AS4031 or AS/NZS4261 As mentioned previously, you have a responsibility to provide suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training and as a minimum, this must cover what procedures to follow in the event of an emergency. For example, measures to be taken in the event of a sharps injury, how to report incidents and what response should be expected from the organisation.

The healthcare professional treating you will assess the risks to your health and ask about your injury – for example, how and when it happened, or who had used the needle.Give hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix B Paed/Adult or H-B Vax II Paed/Adult depending on child’s age) and hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) at initial ED presentation. Access HBIG via Transfusion Management Unit (Blood Bank) Ext 34015 (from PCH) or 6383 4015 (for urgent requests).

HSE has produced Health Services Information Sheet 7 - Health and Safety (Sharps Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 to provide guidance on how to comply with the Regulations. if the safety mechanism is integral to the device (ie not a separate accessory) it cannot be lost or misplaced; Images in the template can be replaced with digital photos of your own staff members and instruments taken on location at your facility.

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Note also that because the hepatitis B virus may survive on environmental surfaces for more than a week, indirect exposure can occur via contaminated inanimate objects. These guidelines have been produced to guide clinical decision making for the medical, nursing and allied health staff of Perth Children’s Hospital. They are not strict protocols, and they do not replace the judgement of a senior clinician. Clinical common-sense should be applied at all times. These clinical guidelines should never be relied on as a substitute for proper assessment with respect to the particular circumstances of each case and the needs of each patient. Clinicians should also consider the local skill level available and their local area policies before following any guideline.