As an infection preventionist in healthcare today, one of our biggest challenges is appropriately managing Clostridium Difficile – a colitis-causing bacteria that affects almost a half-million people ...

SOUTHERN COLORADO — The World Health Organization estimated that around 16 billion injections are given every year worldwide. However, WHO also reported that if syringes and needles are not thrown ...

Many residents come into a senior living facility without a proper understanding of sharps management, increasing the risk for staff injury. The following article is an excerpt from HCPro's book ...

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If blood or other potentially infectious materials ...