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BREAKING NEWS: SHARPS MD UNVIELS ITS REVOLUTIONARY STS SHARPZZ TRACKING SYSTEM!
April 2, 2012
SHARPS MD, PINELLAS COUNTY FLORIDA:
TODAY SHARPS MD UNVIELS ITS REVOLUTIONARY BIO-MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING SYSTEM. THE FIRST SYSTEM EVER RELEASED IN THE INDUSTRY TO DIGITALLY DOCUMENT, THE COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING, TREATMENT, INCINERATION, AND DISPOSAL OF YOUR BIO-MEDICAL WASTE.
Sylvia Johnson the President & co-founder and a pioneer in bio medical waste management industry had this to say: " I have been waiting for this day when we act as a people and combined group of concerned intellectualls finally addressing the unpresidented worldwide bio-waste epedemic that is contaminating our planet, Naturally the 1st step is not only economical, but should be the only ethical course of action, which discuss the entry & to require video, electronic tracking documentation that should be mandatory for all bio-medical waste transporters / treatment/ landfill/, & incinerator facilities in the U.S.A. including any & all other entities directly related to the handeling of bio-medical, rx pharmaceutical, chemo , and or any & all other sharps & or hazardous waste issues".
SHARPS MD WHITE PAPER FOR A STRATEGY TO PROTECT HEALTH WORKERS FROM INFECTION WITH BLOODBORNE VIRUSES.
Health workers are exposed to blood and other body fluids in the course of their work. Consequently, they are at risk of infection with bloodborne viruses including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). The risk of infection for health workers depends on the prevalence of disease in the patient population and the nature and frequency of exposures. Occupational exposure to blood can result from percutaneous injury (needlestick or other sharps injury), mucocutaneous injury (splash of blood or other body fluids into the eyes, nose or mouth) or blood contact with non-intact skin. The most common form of occupational exposure to blood and the most likely to result in infection, is needle-stick injury. The most common causes of needlestick injury are two-handed recapping and the unsafe collection and disposal of sharps waste. Health workers in areas such as operating, delivery and emergency rooms and laboratories have an enhanced risk of exposure. Cleaners, waste collectors and others whose duties involve handling blood-contaminated items are also at risk.
Among the 35 million health workers worldwide, about 3 million receive percutaneous exposures to bloodborne pathogens each year; two million of those to HBV, 0.9 million to HCV and 170,000 to HIV. These injuries may result in 15,000 HCV, 70,000 HBV and 500 HIV infections. More than 90% of these infections occur in developing countries.
Most blood exposures in health settings are preventable. Strategies to protect health workers include implementation of Universal Precautions, immunization against hepatitis B, provision of personal, protective equipment and the management of exposures. Successful implementation of these strategies requires an effective infection control committee with support from the health setting management team.
WORDS OF ADVICE:
- Set up and empower an Infection Control Committee
- Use surveillance to identify risk situations and procedures and modify them wherever possible
- Achieve compliance with universal precautions through ongoing commitment, training of all staff members and provision of supplies
- Immunize health care workers against hepatitis B early in their career
- Ensure availability of personal protective equipment
- Manage cases of exposure to blood and body fluids
- Enforce safe practices through monitoring and supervision
Universal Precautions:
- Hand washing after any direct contact with patients
- Safe collection and disposal of sharps
- Gloves for contact with body fluids, non-intact skin and mucous membranes
- Wearing a mask, eye protection and a gown if blood or other body fluids might splash
- Covering cuts and abrasions
- Cleaning up spills of blood and other body fluids
- Safe system for hospital waste management and disposal
Hepatitis B immunization:
Routine immunization of health workers against infection with HBV is an effective way to protect them. HBV is the most infectious bloodborne virus and in many parts of the world, the most prevalent. The long-term sequelae of HBV infection include cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis B vaccine is effective, cost-effective relatively inexpensive (less than US$ 0.5 a dose) and widely available.
- Immunize early in the career
- Pre-vaccination serological testing is unnecessary
- Use 0, 1 and 6 months schedule
- If possible, conduct post-vaccination testing
- Do not administer boosters routinely
Personal Protective Equipment:
Personal protective equipment includes gloves, goggles or glasses, masks, gowns and plastic aprons.
- Ensure adequate supplies
- Involve staff in the selection of personal protective equipment
- Train staff in correct use
- Use influential senior staff as role models
- Monitor compliance and inappropriate use
- Dispose safely
Post-Exposure Management:
The risk of infection following a needle-stick injury with needle from an infected source patient is ~ 0.3% for HIV, 3% for hepatitis C and 6%- 30% for hepatitis B. An effective response to occupational exposure to blood or other body fluids involves the following:
- Guidelines outlining all procedures
- Dissemination of guidelines
- Information, education and communication
- Support and counselling
- Where possible, provision of postexposure prophylactic medication for high-risk exposures
- Analyze surveillance data
Universal Precautions:
Universal Precautions are a simple set of effective practices designed to protect health workers and patients from infection with a range of pathogens including bloodborne viruses. These practices are used when caring for all patients regardless of diagnosis. They are applied universally. It is not feasible, effective or cost-effective to test all patients for all pathogens prior to giving care in order to identify those who are infected and take precautions only with them. Knowing a patient is infected does not prevent occupational exposure to blood. Thus, decisions regarding the level of precautions to use are based on the nature of the procedure and not on the actual or assumed serological status of the patient. It is not safe to take precautions only with those from so-called risk groups for infection with bloodborne pathogens as many people belonging to risk groups are not infected and many infected people do not belong to risk groups. In practice, the implementation of Universal Precautions includes the following interventions:
- Hand washing after any direct contact with patients
- Safe collection and disposal of needles (hypodermic and suture) and sharps (scalpel blades, lancets, razors, scissors), with required puncture- and liquid- proof safety boxes in each patient care area
- Wearing gloves for contact with body fluids, non-intact skin and mucous membranes
- Wearing a mask, eye protection and a gown (and sometimes a plastic apron) if blood or other body fluids might splash
- Covering all cuts and abrasions with a waterproof dressing
- Promptly and carefully cleaning up spills of blood and other body fluids
- Using a safe system for hospital waste management and disposal
