CDC - center for disease control and OSHA occupational safety and health administration
have established guidelines for how to deal with blood and bpody fluids. Standard precautions - treat all body fluids as they if they are infected.
Wear appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment) when working with all patients. Wear impermable gowns when water or fluid splashing may occur.
Immediate disposal of sharps in regulated waste containers which have a biohazard label on them.
Management of sharps disposal in all hospitals are Mass DPH, CDC and OSHA regulations.
All healthcare facilities have policies for dealing with hazardous spills. Special spill kits strategically placed on every floor. These supplies in these kits are specially designed to take care of a biohazard spill.
All hospitals report their sharp injuries yearly to the state they are in. In the state of Massachusetts , the DPH has a department that deals with sharp injuries. The MaDPH reviews needle/sharp injuries across all hospitals, to see if there is a commonality - certain needle/sharp products that cause more injuries than others. If there is a common needle or sharp product causes more injuries the state will contact the company and have a discussion with them.
Sometimes the state will find a better and safe product and then have discussions with each hospital who use these products.
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