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Epinet

Other Student

Total Cases: 84

JOB CATEGORY
M.D. (attending/staff)	0	0%
M.D. (intern/resident/fellow)	0	0%
Medical student	0	0%
Nurse RN/LPN	0	0%
Nursing student	0	0%
Respiratory therapist	0	0%
Surgery attendant	0	0%
Other attendant	0	0%
Phlebotomist/venipuncture/I.V. team	0	0%
Clinical laboratory worker	0	0%
Technologist (non-lab)	0	0%
Dentist	0	0%
Dental hygienist	0	0%
Housekeeper/laundry worker	0	0%
Paramedic	0	0%
Other student	84	100%
Other	0	0%
( 0 missing)

PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
Where did the injury occur in the institution?
Patient room	9	11%
Outside patient room	1	1%
Emergency department	6	7%
Intensive/critical care unit	1	1%
Operating room	17	20%
Outpatient clinic/office	35	42%
Blood bank	0	0%
Venipuncture	1	1%
Dialysis facility	0	0%
Procedure room	6	7%
Clinical laboratories	4	5%
Autopsy/pathology	0	0%
Service/utility area	0	0%
Labor and delivery	0	0%
Home	0	0%
Other	4	5%
( 0 missing)

ORIGINAL USER
Was the injured worker the original user of the sharp item?
Yes	55	65%
No	28	33%
Unknown	0	0%
N/A	1	1%
( 0 missing)

ORIGINAL PURPOSE
For what purpose was the sharp item originally used?
Unknown, N/A	1	1%
Injection, IM/subcutaneous	27	32%
Heparin or saline flush	0	0%
Other injection/aspiration I.V.	1	1%
Connect I.V. line	0	0%
Start I.V. or heparin lock	4	5%
Draw venous blood sample	13	15%
Draw arterial blood sample	3	4%
Obtain body fluid/tissue sample	1	1%
Fingerstick/heel stick	0	0%
Suturing	11	13%
Cutting (surgery)	3	4%
Electrocautery	0	0%
Contain specimen/pharmaceutical	2	2%
Place arterial line	0	0%
Fingernails/teeth	0	0%
Other	18	21%
( 0 missing)

HOW INJURY OCCURRED
Did the injury occur:
Before use	0	0%
During use	24	29%
Between steps	20	24%
Disassembling	9	11%
Preparing for reuse	3	4%
Recapping	4	5%
Withdrawing from resistant material	1	1%
Other after use, before disposal	18	21%
Item left on disposal container	0	0%
Putting item into disposal container	3	4%
After disposal	1	1%
Pierced side of disposal container	0	0%
Pierced side of inappropriate disposal container	0	0%
Restraining	0	0%
Other	1	1%
( 0 missing)

DEVICE
What device or item caused the injury?
Disposable syringe	24	29%
Prefilled cartridge syringe	6	7%
Blood gas syringe	2	2%
Syringe, other type or not sure which	2	2%
Needle on I.V. line	1	1%
Winged steel needle I.V. set	2	2%
I.V. catheter (stylet)	2	2%
Vacuum tube blood collection needle	7	8%
Spinal or epidural needle	2	2%
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	3	4%
Other needle	0	0%
.
Lancet	0	0%
Suture needle	11	13%
Scalpel blade	3	4%
Razor	0	0%
Pipette (plastic)	0	0%
Scissors	1	1%
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	2	2%
Pickups/forcepts/hemostats/clamps	0	0%
Sharp item, not sure what kind	0	0%
Other item	14	17%
.
Medication ampule	1	1%
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	1	1%
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	84	100%
( 0 missing)

OSHA
Is this incident OSHA reportable?
Yes	9	11%
No	65	77%
( 10 missing)

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