{"id":1967,"date":"2017-05-08T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.225.189.109\/~davgri72\/vets\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2021-03-12T15:02:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:02:17","slug":"safety-when-using-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acushot.ca\/safety-when-using-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety when using needles"},"content":{"rendered":"
In last month\u2019s issues of \u201cMaking a Difference\u201d,<\/strong> we discussed issues surrounding the \u201cEnvironmental <\/strong>Impact\u201d<\/strong> of discarded needles and sharps. In this month\u2019s issue we want look at issues surrounding <\/span>\u201cSafety\u201d<\/strong> when using needles<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that health care workers in the United States are exposed to 600,000 – 800,000 needle sticks or cuts from contaminated sharps every year. Costs for testing and treating health care workers injured in such accidents range between $540 and $3,800 per incident, depending on the magnitude of risk. In the United States, overall treatment costs for such injuries could range from $324 million to $2.3 billion.<\/p>\n Needle sticks accounted for the highest number of physical injuries in swine veterinarians, with 580 out of 794 surveyed veterinarians (73%) suffering needle-stick injuries.\u00a0 36% of these injuries resulted in adverse effects (pain, local swelling, hematoma, infection, superficial abscess, or cellulitis).<\/p>\n A study done by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) list the following reasons for accidental needle sticks https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nora\/councils\/hcsa\/stopsticks\/sharpsinjuries.html<\/p>\n