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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

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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

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Source: International Safety Center EPINet Report for Needlestick and Sharp Object Injuries, 2016. N=1,180<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Improving the level of safety for farm workers was one of the driving forces behind the development of<\/p>\n

AcuShot\u2019s innovative second generation Needle-Free<\/strong> technology. Replacing needle use with AcuShot\u2019s Needle Free<\/strong> technology drastically reduces injuries to farm workers<\/strong>. View actual on farm injection videos<\/a> at and see for yourself how safe our device really is. Farmers repeatedly comment that using the AcuShot device is much safer to use when compared to conventional needles.<\/p>\n

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