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Uniform Needlestick and Sharp Object Injury ReportTotal Cases: 88 |
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M.D. (attending/staff) |
10 |
11% |
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M.D. (intern/resident/fellow) |
36 |
41% |
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Medical student |
1 |
1% |
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Nurse RN/LPN |
0 |
0% |
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Nursing student |
0 |
0% |
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Respiratory therapist |
0 |
0% |
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Surgery attendant |
0 |
0% |
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Other attendant |
2 |
2% |
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Phlebotomist/venipuncture/I.V. team |
2 |
2% |
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Clinical laboratory worker |
20 |
23% |
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Technologist (non-lab) |
3 |
3% |
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Dentist |
0 |
0% |
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Dental hygienist |
0 |
0% |
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Housekeeper/laundry worker |
1 |
1% |
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Paramedic |
0 |
0% |
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Other student |
0 |
0% |
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Other |
13 |
15% |
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( 0 missing) |
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Where did the injury occur in the institution? |
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Patient room |
0 |
0% |
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Outside patient room |
0 |
0% |
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Emergency department |
0 |
0% |
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Intensive/critical care unit |
0 |
0% |
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Operating room |
0 |
0% |
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Outpatient clinic/office |
0 |
0% |
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Blood bank |
0 |
0% |
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Venipuncture |
0 |
0% |
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Dialysis facility |
0 |
0% |
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Procedure room |
0 |
0% |
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Clinical laboratories |
0 |
0% |
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Autopsy/pathology |
88 |
100% |
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Service/utility area |
0 |
0% |
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Labor and delivery |
0 |
0% |
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Home |
0 |
0% |
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Other |
0 |
0% |
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( 0 missing) |
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Was the source patient known? |
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Yes |
66 |
75% |
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No |
10 |
11% |
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Unknown |
10 |
11% |
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N/A |
2 |
2% |
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( 0 missing) |
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Was the injured worker the original user of the sharp item? |
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Yes |
66 |
75% |
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No |
17 |
19% |
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Unknown |
1 |
1% |
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N/A |
4 |
5% |
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( 0 missing) |
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Was the sharp item: |
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Contaminated |
78 |
89% |
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Uncontaminated |
1 |
1% |
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Unknown |
9 |
10% |
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( 0 missing) |
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For what purpose was the sharp item originally used? |
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Unknown, N/A |
5 |
6% |
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Injection, IM/subcutaneous |
0 |
0% |
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Heparin or saline flush |
0 |
0% |
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Other injection/aspiration I.V. |
0 |
0% |
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Connect I.V. line |
1 |
1% |
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Start I.V. or heparin lock |
0 |
0% |
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Draw venous blood sample |
2 |
2% |
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Draw arterial blood sample |
0 |
0% |
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Obtain body fluid/tissue sample |
13 |
15% |
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Fingerstick/heel stick |
0 |
0% |
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Suturing |
1 |
1% |
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Cutting (surgery) |
37 |
42% |
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Electrocautery |
0 |
0% |
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Contain specimen/pharmaceutical |
1 |
1% |
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Place arterial line |
0 |
0% |
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Fingernails/teeth |
0 |
0% |
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Other |
28 |
32% |
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( 0 missing) |
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Did the injury occur: |
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Before use |
0 |
0% |
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During use |
55 |
63% |
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Between steps |
8 |
9% |
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Disassembling |
1 |
1% |
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Preparing for reuse |
4 |
5% |
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Recapping |
0 |
0% |
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Withdrawing from resistant material |
1 |
1% |
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Other after use, before disposal |
10 |
11% |
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Item left on disposal container |
0 |
0% |
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Putting item into disposal container |
1 |
1% |
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After disposal |
1 |
1% |
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Pierced side of disposal container |
0 |
0% |
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Pierced side of inappropriate disposal container |
1 |
1% |
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Restraining |
0 |
0% |
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Other |
6 |
7% |
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( 0 missing) |
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What device or item caused the injury? |
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Disposable syringe |
3 |
3% |
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Prefilled cartridge syringe |
1 |
1% |
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Blood gas syringe |
0 |
0% |
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Syringe, other type or not sure which |
0 |
0% |
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Needle on I.V. line |
1 |
1% |
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Winged steel needle I.V. set |
0 |
0% |
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I.V. catheter (stylet) |
0 |
0% |
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Vacuum tube blood collection needle |
0 |
0% |
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Spinal or epidural needle |
0 |
0% |
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Unattached hypodermic needle |
1 |
1% |
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Arterial catheter introducer needle |
0 |
0% |
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Central line catheter introducer needle |
0 |
0% |
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Drum catheter needle |
0 |
0% |
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Other vascular catheter needle |
0 |
0% |
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Other non-vascular catheter needle |
0 |
0% |
|
Needle, not sure what kind |
1 |
1% |
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Other needle |
1 |
1% |
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Lancet |
0 |
0% |
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Suture needle |
0 |
0% |
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Scalpel blade |
33 |
38% |
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Razor |
8 |
9% |
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Pipette (plastic) |
0 |
0% |
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Scissors |
1 |
1% |
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Bovie electrocautery device |
0 |
0% |
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Bone cutter |
3 |
3% |
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Bone chip |
1 |
1% |
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Towel clip |
0 |
0% |
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Microtome blade |
15 |
17% |
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Trocar |
0 |
0% |
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Vacuum tube, plastic |
0 |
0% |
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Specimen/test tube, plastic |
0 |
0% |
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Fingernails/teeth |
0 |
0% |
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Scalpel, disposable |
5 |
6% |
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Retractor, skin/bone hooks |
0 |
0% |
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Staples/steel sutures |
0 |
0% |
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Wire |
1 |
1% |
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Pin |
0 |
0% |
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Drill bit/bur |
1 |
1% |
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Pickups/forcepts/hemostats/clamps |
1 |
1% |
|
Sharp item, not sure what kind |
1 |
1% |
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Other item |
8 |
9% |
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. |
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Medication ampule |
0 |
0% |
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Medication vial (small) |
0 |
0% |
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Medication/I.V. bottle (large) |
0 |
0% |
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Pipette, glass |
0 |
0% |
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Vacuum tube, glass |
0 |
0% |
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Specimen/test tube, glass |
0 |
0% |
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Capillary tube |
0 |
0% |
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Glass slide |
0 |
0% |
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Glass item, not sure what kind |
0 |
0% |
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Other glass item |
0 |
0% |
|
( 1 missing) |
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If the item causing the injury was a needle, was it a safety design with a shielded, recessed, or retractable needle? |
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Yes |
0 |
0% |
|
No/not applicable |
88 |
100% |
|
( 0 missing) |
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Was the injury: |
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Superficial |
24 |
27% |
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Moderate |
51 |
58% |
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Severe |
12 |
14% |
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( 1 missing) |
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Right hand, back |
6 |
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Right hand, front |
26 |
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Left hand, back |
11 |
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Left hand, front |
36 |
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Right arm |
2 |
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Left arm |
0 |
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Head |
0 |
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Chest |
0 |
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Back |
0 |
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Mid-body |
0 |
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Right leg |
0 |
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Left leg |
0 |
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Right foot and ankle |
2 |
|
Left foot and ankle |
0 |
|
( 4 missing) |
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Is this incident OSHA reportable? |
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Yes |
13 |
15% |
|
No |
46 |
52% |
|
( 29 missing) |
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For those cases that are OSHA reportable: |
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Cumulative number of days away from work: |
0 |
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Cumulative number of days of restricted work activity: |
0 |