Bizarre needle finds
Is there no end to the places people find a discarded hypodermic needle, some discarded quite casually, others hidden in an attempt to hide the evidence, and some placed far […]
Is there no end to the places people find a discarded hypodermic needle, some discarded quite casually, others hidden in an attempt to hide the evidence, and some placed far […]
Many will be aware of the generous support given by the Elton John AIDS Foundation to the prevention and management of HIV infection. A new report from Ireland highlights the […]
Though tattoos seem to be more popular then ever and a permanent adornment of the rich and famous, and those who wish to emulate them, there is much data to suggest that their […]
There have been mutterings recently from the Scottish Parliament of sanctions to be held against healthcare professionals – doctors were singled out but this presumably embraces all – who fail on […]
Needle exchange schemes are controversial. Why should we give needles to addicts? Why spend tax payers money to allow these people to inject themselves? Why in my back yard? Why […]
The US Public Health Service Working Group has published updated guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis after occupational exposures. This should guide the approach to management of sharps injuries and other […]
It should be a no-brainer. Everyone uses a safety-engineered safety sharps device and the era of sharps injury will be at an end. Or perhaps not? There are many sources […]
A patient at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is understandably is furious after he found a used needle and syringe down the back of a chair as he down. It just gets worse. […]
A hospital porter who was pricked by a used syringe at University Hospital Limerick was unable to enjoy “the privileges of marriage” for a year after the incident, his barrister […]
A young girl has been treated in hospital after finding hypodermic needle in a doll. Bizarrely, she had won the doll on a stall at the Skegness Crime Prevention Panel annual […]
A Sunderland council cleaner faces an anxious wait after a sharps injury incurred while cleaning public toilets in the town centre. The use of effective PPE items is essential, but this […]
A Bridgeport, Ct, needle exchange is to end due to funding difficulties. http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Bridgeport-needle-exchange-faces-layoffs-4691204.php Needle exchange schemes offer clear needles and other injecting necessities including wipes, foil and ascorbic acid power […]
“An Ammanford couple have been left furious after they discovered a used, dirty needle containing what appeared to be a solution of heroin in a bag handed to them by Dyfed-Powys Police. […]
A mother is horrified about drugs paraphernalia she found left in parks and open spaces in Luton where she takes her two-year-old son to play. Vikki Hardy, 28, discovered litter including used […]
A mixed bag of needle woes this weekend, which are no doubt just the tip of the iceberg! So, and just to make the point, we must start with the […]
“Last year saw the highest number of needlestick or sharps injuries among hospital doctors in at least five years, internal HSE Ireland figures show. “In 2009, the HSE recorded 102 […]
A Surbiton primary school head teacher was ‘not told’ about an addict’s needle exchange service set up next to his school. He complained that he was not “kept in the loop” about the […]
Mom found with needle in arm in West Virginia grocery store Japan: Man Arrested for Placing Needles in Bread at Supermarkets West Lothian boxer terrorised ‘business associate’ with samurai sword […]
Awareness of sharps injury has never been greater, and much is written about every aspect of sharps injury, its prevention and management. We at the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum make […]
Waste handlers and ancillary staff engaged in hygiene and waste management in and from healthcare premises perform an invaluable and essential task. The rewards are not great, yet the risks might […]
Most communities show concern about discarded needles and other drug paraphernalia. It is quite understandable; drug litter is a clear sign of increasing social and economic decline, generally associated with […]
Several times recently, I have been asked what happens to unwanted needle and blade stocks, or for suggestions for cost-effective and environmentally sound disposal. The circumstances arise from introduction of […]
Safe in Common has issued a list of “10 Golden Rules” of safety relating to the design, implementation and use of safety sharps. The design and activation of the […]
An Australian lady faces a long and agonising wait for an all-clear after a needlestick injury from a hypodermic needle left in the mailbox outside her home in Hampton, Victoria. “[She] was […]
What’s new in sharps development? Obviously, the development and introduction of a vast array of safety engineered safety needles and blades is a huge advance, though perhaps the real advance […]
Local Authorities put lots of money into the creation and maintenance of parks and gardens, as public space for the enjoyment of all, and to keep kids entertained. The latter might […]
Having studiously ignored sharps injury for years, resisting all attempts to make sharps injury a mandatory reporting event under RIDDOR and so prompt investigation of ‘hot spots’ of poor sharps […]
A drug addict who threatened to stab a security guard with a syringe when she was caught shoplifting has been spared prison because she has a nine-month-old son. Lyndsey George, 22, tried […]
A quite unhelpful impasse has developed following a needle find outside a block of flats in Swansea. A “mountain” of 50 rubbish bags have been left to build up outside […]
It seems there is no end to the places that IV dug users will try to hide their needles and syringes, often placing others in danger of a sharps injury in […]