Sharps injury on Tenby beach
Discarded needles are always dangerous, but never more so when they are discarded into long grass or soft sand. They disappear from view, ready to stab those walking barefoot on […]
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New design clinical waste sack holder
Nice design concept for this new clinical waste sack holder/cart from Vaco. Easy to clean in that the frame has far fewer components, and presumable lightweight and manoeuvrable, there are […]
Needle exchange director arrested for having needles
Needle exchange schemes are a valuable public health measure, though not always popular with the relevant funding bodies, with the moral majority who seem to expect that their taxes should […]
Shop assistant contracts hepatitis B after needlestick
A Coventry shop assistant has contracted hepatitis B after being stabbed with needle by heroin-addicted thief. A prolific shoplifter attacked the worker after he was challenged about stealing goods from a […]
Flagstaff International Relief Effort: preventing Hepatitis C infection in Mongolia
Flagstaff International Relief Effort (FIRE) are doing a great deal of good work with Hepatitis C Virus infection in Mongolia, even more so now that the cure is available at a […]
New low for Glasgow residents
Terrified residents are pleading for help to stop drug addicts using their close as a shooting gallery. Syringes, human excrement and drug paraphernalia blighting the Calton flats have caused some locals […]
Sharps bin installed at Seattle café
We have become used to sharps bins popping up in gyms and health clubs, in colleges and universities, in some public toilets and dotted around various other hot spots. Now, […]
Waste failings at Billericay dentist
CQC inspectors have undertaken enforcement action against a dental surgery after ‘toxic’ waste was found and medicines had expired. CQC inspectors also revealed equipment had not been properly cleaned, infection […]
Children and needles – an unhealthy attraction?
It is depressingly common to find discarded needles and syringes along with other drug paraphernalia in areas accessible to children. Worst of all are the needles discarded in childrens’ playgrounds, […]
Horrified mum discovers dirty used needles while on school run
Dirty used needles were discovered by a disgusted mum and her young daughter along a busy road while on the school run. The woman was horrified to find the syringes […]
Program trains first responders and hazardous waste workers on infectious disease safety
A National Institutes of Health training program will help approximately 35,000 first responders and workers, whose jobs may expose them to infectious diseases, protect themselves while also minimizing the spread of […]
BMA sets out guidelines on needlestick injury
Guidance designed to protect doctors’ safety and patients’ rights following needlestick injuries has been published by the BMA. It provides information on the legal and ethical requirements faced by doctors […]
China recycling used syringes and other clinical wastes
In China, disposable eating utensils, plastic wrap, bags, and even synthetic fibres used in clothing can be produced from recycled materials—but those materials don’t come from the best of sources. […]
Slough sees rise in syringes in recycling bins
The disposal of used needles in recycling bins is not just a health risk but ‘undermines’ recycling efforts, Slough Borough Council (SBC) has said. SBC is calling on residents not […]
Harringay/Veolia Clinical Waste Collection
Harringay Online carries the following plea from a resident trying hard to dispose of a small sharps bin, and trapped in a cycle of communication failure and inertia between the […]
Dogs eat a human leg dug up from tomb
A family were left horrified after going to visit the grave of a loved one in an Argentinian cemetery only to find dogs digging up human bones from tombs. The […]
Severed foot is found in a park by a dog walker
Police investigating after a severed FOOT is found in a park by a dog walker, though its the dog who should probably get the credit. A severed human foot has […]
Seattle Residents Learn To Pick Them Up Safely
Seattle is experiencing a heroin epidemic. North Seattle residents say they find proof of that epidemic in parks and on sidewalks in the form of used, discarded needles. Mike Cuadra […]
FDA Approval of Sharps Terminator Needle Disposal Device
Sharps Terminator, LLC announced today that their flagship product, the Sharps Terminator® gained approval this week from the FDA for marketing in the US. The Sharps Terminator® is a portable, […]
Dubious professional regulation by NMC?
A nurse at Northwick Park Hospital who left a patient sitting on a toilet with the door open as well as placed a disposable plastic apron into a general waste […]
Grandmother injected with used needle during flu jab faces agonising six-month wait
A grandmother faces a terrifying six-month wait to see if she has been infected by a dirty needle used for her flu jab. Heather Johnson, 58, was horrified to be […]
Anxious wait after 4-year-old had hypodermic needle in foot
A family has an anxious year ahead after their little girl stood on a hypodermic needle on a Gold Coast beach. A day enjoying the sun and surf at Currumbin […]
Dorking Good Samaritan Member injured by needle as he tried to save man who died in KFC
A member of the public performed CPR on the man who died in Dorking’s KFC on Monday, but he was injured by a needle as he did so. Surrey Police […]
NHS Tayside staff compensation exceeds £500,000 in five years
More than £500,000 has been paid out in compensation to NHS Tayside staff in the past five years as a result of accidents or injury. The incidents included almost 200 […]
Needlestick injuries: NHS trusts fail to comply with rules
NHS trusts are still not complying with “safer sharps” rules, research has argued, which is potentially putting NHS employees at unnecessary risk of needlestick injuries and blood-borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV. The study from […]
All things shall pass!
Good news for Yuanzai the Taiwan zoo panda. The hypodermic needle she, or is it he, swallowed was excreted 24 hours later while defecating. Everybody was relieved to see Yuanzai […]
Taiwan zoo Panda accidentally swallows hypodermic needle
In yet another twist to sharps injury, a two-year-old panda has accidentally swallowed a syringe needle during a regular blood sampling process in a zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. Yuanzai, the […]
You took WHAT with you to Court?
It seems strange to think what people might take with them when they appear in Court. Nothing incriminating would seem to be a good choice, but perhaps not so in […]
Environment Agency Statutory Rules updates – Clinical Waste
Released today, Statutory Rules concerning: Statutory guidance: SR2008 No25 75kte: clinical waste and healthcare waste treatment and transfer station Statutory guidance: SR2008 No24 75Kte: clinical waste and healthcare waste transfer […]
Toddler stabbed by needle on Dublin Bus
A toddler has been stabbed by a “dirty heroin needle” on a Dublin Bus. A young girl has been pricked by a heroin-filled needle on a bus in Dublin – […]