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Epinet

Disposable Syringe

Total Cases: 2883

JOB CATEGORY
M.D. (attending/staff)	108	4%
M.D. (intern/resident/fellow)	197	7%
Medical student	16	1%
Nurse RN/LPN	1793	62%
Nursing student	33	1%
Respiratory therapist	30	1%
Surgery attendant	65	2%
Other attendant	76	3%
Phlebotomist/venipuncture/I.V. team	112	4%
Clinical laboratory worker	54	2%
Technologist (non-lab)	105	4%
Dentist	9	0%
Dental hygienist	3	0%
Housekeeper/laundry worker	125	4%
Paramedic	2	0%
Other student	24	1%
Other	129	4%
( 2 missing)

PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
Where did the injury occur in the institution?
Patient room	1361	47%
Outside patient room	90	3%
Emergency department	164	6%
Intensive/critical care unit	279	10%
Operating room	278	10%
Outpatient clinic/office	204	7%
Blood bank	1	0%
Venipuncture	5	0%
Dialysis facility	28	1%
Procedure room	163	6%
Clinical laboratories	35	1%
Autopsy/pathology	3	0%
Service/utility area	28	1%
Labor and delivery	24	1%
Home	47	2%
Other	170	6%
( 3 missing)

ORIGINAL USER
Was the injured worker the original user of the sharp item?
Yes	2024	70%
No	812	28%
Unknown	29	1%
N/A	12	0%
( 5 missing)

ORIGINAL PURPOSE
For what purpose was the sharp item originally used?
Unknown, N/A	262	9%
Injection, IM/subcutaneous	1311	45%
Heparin or saline flush	285	10%
Other injection/aspiration I.V.	349	12%
Connect I.V. line	9	0%
Start I.V. or heparin lock	18	1%
Draw venous blood sample	335	12%
Draw arterial blood sample	84	3%
Obtain body fluid/tissue sample	89	3%
Fingerstick/heel stick	4	0%
Suturing	10	0%
Cutting (surgery)	2	0%
Electrocautery	1	0%
Contain specimen/pharmaceutical	7	0%
Place arterial line	0	0%
Fingernails/teeth	1	0%
Other	114	4%
( 2 missing)

HOW INJURY OCCURRED
Did the injury occur:
Before use	0	0%
During use	666	23%
Between steps	304	11%
Disassembling	59	2%
Preparing for reuse	11	0%
Recapping	245	8%
Withdrawing from resistant material	248	9%
Other after use, before disposal	703	24%
Item left on disposal container	30	1%
Putting item into disposal container	287	10%
After disposal	113	4%
Pierced side of disposal container	7	0%
Pierced side of inappropriate disposal container	113	4%
Restraining	0	0%
Other	87	3%
( 9 missing)

DEVICE
What device or item caused the injury?
Disposable syringe	2883	100%
Prefilled cartridge syringe	0	0%
Blood gas syringe	0	0%
Syringe, other type or not sure which	0	0%
Needle on I.V. line	0	0%
Winged steel needle I.V. set	0	0%
I.V. catheter (stylet)	0	0%
Vacuum tube blood collection needle	0	0%
Spinal or epidural needle	0	0%
Unattached hypodermic needle	0	0%
Arterial catheter introducer needle	0	0%
Central line catheter introducer needle	0	0%
Drum catheter needle	0	0%
Other vascular catheter needle	0	0%
Other non-vascular catheter needle	0	0%
Needle, not sure what kind	0	0%
Other needle	0	0%
.
Lancet	0	0%
Suture needle	0	0%
Scalpel blade	0	0%
Razor	0	0%
Pipette (plastic)	0	0%
Scissors	0	0%
Bovie electrocautery device	0	0%
Bone cutter	0	0%
Bone chip	0	0%
Towel clip	0	0%
Microtome blade	0	0%
Trocar	0	0%
Vacuum tube, plastic	0	0%
Specimen/test tube, plastic	0	0%
Fingernails/teeth	0	0%
Scalpel, disposable	0	0%
Retractor, skin/bone hooks	0	0%
Staples/steel sutures	0	0%
Wire	0	0%
Pin	0	0%
Drill bit/bur	0	0%
Pickups/forcepts/hemostats/clamps	0	0%
Sharp item, not sure what kind	0	0%
Other item	0	0%
.
Medication ampule	0	0%
Medication vial (small)	0	0%
Medication/I.V. bottle (large)	0	0%
Pipette, glass	0	0%
Vacuum tube, glass	0	0%
Specimen/test tube, glass	0	0%
Capillary tube	0	0%
Glass slide	0	0%
Glass item, not sure what kind	0	0%
Other glass item	0	0%
( 0 missing)

SAFETY DESIGN
If the item causing the injury was a needle, was it a safety design with a shielded, recessed, or retractable needle?
Yes	0	0%
No/not applicable	2883	100%
( 0 missing)

OSHA
Is this incident OSHA reportable?
Yes	511	18%
No	1409	49%
( 965 missing)

For those cases that are OSHA reportable:
Cumulative number of days away from work:	2
Cumulative number of days of restricted work activity:	0