Sharps Safety Devices
You can use many different types of sharps safety devices to protect yourself.
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Here are a few options:
- needle-free IV systems
- sheathed, blunting, or retractable needles
- blood transfer adapters
- non-breakable plastic vacuum and capillary tubes
- sharps disposal containers
Employers are required to involve frontline workers in selecting devices with safety features. It is important to choose devices that:
- come attached with safety features that cannot be removed
- are easy to use and have clear instructions
- do not interfere with patient care
- can be engaged with one hand
- enable hands to remain behind the exposed sharp
- are visibly different when activated
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
1-4. Employers need to choose safety devices that ______.
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