Sharps Injury & Prevention
Sharpsmart: Size and Location Impact on Sharps Injuries
This 6-year study examined the impact of converting from a small patient room sharps container to the Daniels Sharpsmart reusable sharps container.
Exposure Injury Reduction Strategies: Results that Protect Lives
What is the article? This peer reviewed study supports the 2011 EXPO-S.T.O.P (Exposure Survey of Trends in Occupational Practice) study […]
Safety Engineered Devices : Use and Activation in Six Western US Hospitals
What is the article? This article asks, “Are we using Safety Engineered Devices (SEDs) frequently enough”, in addition to, “Are […]
Sharps Injury Reduction, a 6 year study
A 6-year study comparing impact of sharps container size, disposal aperture and design on sharps injuries
8 Acute Care Hospitals Study
8 Hospitals in Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland achieved an 86.6% reduction in container related sharps...
2 Years, 28 Hospital Before and After Study
28 hospital non-randomised intervention and cohort study examining the impact of conversion from disposable...
Why You Should Report a Sharps Injury
Sharps injuries pose many dangers, not least of which is infection. Learn why it is crucial for healthcare workers to report these injuries.
What Happens to Sharps Waste?
What happens after sharps are disposed of in waste containers in Canada? Learn about the regulations surrounding disposing of sharps to ensure compliance.
So You’ve Just Been Stuck with A Sharp. Now What?
Healthcare workers work with a wide variety of sharps during the course of treating patients. This means that needlestick and […]
Does Your Sharps Container Pass the Candy Test?
To test your sharps container safety - see if it passes the candy test.
How Reusable Containers Can Reduce Infection Risks
Safety and infection control are a priority, and our containers can help reduce the risk of infection transmission as well as sharps injuries – a primary cause of healthcare-related bloodborne pathogen infections.
How to Eliminate Sharps Containers Overfilling
In busy healthcare settings across Canada, sharps containers continuously overfill. But there’s an easy solution to this problem that often wastes time and money.