General measures |
Puncture-resistant sharps disposal containers |
Use of safer needles (eg, needles that can be resheathed without placing the operator at increased exposure, needles with blunted tips) |
Needleless connectors for infusion sets |
Improved education |
Measures to prevent sharp injuries during surgery |
Double gloves for high risk surgical or obstetrical procedures (ie, when glove puncture may occur) |
Use of "no-touch" techniques that emphasize the use of instruments, rather than hands, for retracting and exploring tissue |
Avoiding hands of two or more operators in the operative field simultaneously |
Prohibition of hand-to-hand passage of sharp instruments |
Blunted suture needles |
Use of alternatives to needles and other sharp instruments (eg, tape skin closure, staples, tissue glue, electrocautery) |
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