Error 2 - WHAT IS THE RISK IF I GET STUCK BY A NEEDLE USED ON AN INFECTED PATIENT
HeB = 30%
HeC = 3%
HIV = 0.3%
ALMOST 33% MEDICAL STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE A NEEDLE STICK INJURY BEFORE GRADUATION!!!!
DANGER
1 RESHEATHING NEEDLE
2 TRANSFERRING A BODY FLUID BETWEEN CONTAINERS
3 FAILING TO DISPOSE OF NEEDLES IN A PUNCTURE PROOF CONTAINER
PREVENTION
1 DONT USE IVs. USE ORAL MEDICATION.
2 NEVER RESHEATH
3 PROTECT YOURSELF WITH VACCINATION
3 DONT STUFF SHARPS IN THE DISPOSAL BOX
THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES FROM NEEDLE STICK INJURIES SO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
Lots of bad practice in this video, thanks for posting. where are your gloves? what possessed you to use the tee shirt to apply pressure to a puncture site? Why did you not try cannulation at the most distal site first? Too much risk to patient and staff sloppy technique zero infection control.
Riversleigh1 10 months ago
idiot
hikerdude4000 10 months ago