August 1st marks the first day of National Immunization Awareness Month. As more vaccines get distributed, it is important to properly dispose of the needles, syringes, and any other biohazardous …
Celebrate National Immunization Awareness Month by Disposing of Sharps Correctly Read More
Why continually buy disposable sharps containers when you can buy reusable ones? Believe it or not, sharps containers can be reused if they are designed to be reused and handled …
Needles and syringes are commonly used in hospitals, physicians’ offices, clinics, and other various healthcare practices. We usually don’t think of them in positive light because of the pain sometimes …
Medical waste is all infectious or potentially infectious material produced in a medical facility. Everyone has various types of medical waste that are produced, which you can’t just throw away …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that all your sharps, which include needles, syringes, lancets, auto-injectors, infusion sets, and connection sets, should be disposed of into approved sharps containers. These containers …
Ron Stoker Executive Director ISIPS International Sharps Injury Prevention Society Healthcare workers worldwide are concerned about needlesticks and other sharps injuries that result in life-threatening infections. This includes home …
In the global fight to control the spread of HIV and address birth control to help women in countries that are experiencing overpopulation and reduced quality of life for both …
Protection against Pregnancy and HIV with New Birth Control Read More
Improperly disposed sharps pose a serious threat not only to healthcare professionals and their patients, but also to medical waste specialists and members of the community. To help you eliminate this threat and ensure the safety …
Veterinarian offices are often a flurry of patients and pet parents in all states of emotional disarray. It is easy for staff to forget about medical waste guidelines when dealing …
