Emergency Needlestick Information

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/jhmi-msr112309.php

http://www.doctorslounge.com/surgery/news/needlestick_injuries_surgeons.shtml
Inviro sponsors needle stick studies and promotes safety survey participation to keep awareness of incidents and emerging safety products at the forefront of the healthcare industry. The Safety Resource Center is your gateway for in-depth research, statistics, and information on needle stick studies and prevention of inject able medication errors, which highlight ever-present safety concerns in the healthcare environment.
http://www.inviromedical.com/tabid/
460/Default.aspx
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES
ICN Advancing Nursing and Health World Wide 1899 - 2009 - Nurses have the highest rate of needle stick injury among health care workers. A health worker's risk of infection from a needle stick injury depends on the pathogen involved, the immune status of the worker, and the severity of the needle stick.
http://www.icn.ch/matters_needles.htm
“Syringe Swaps” in OR Still Harming Patients
Medication Mishap Mitigation Drives 2008 APSF Workshop
http://www.apsf.org/resource_center/
newsletter/2009/winter/04_syringe.htm
http://www.sdreadytowork.com/news/index.asp?id=98
Enterprise Institute