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Epinet

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Total Cases: 605

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	0	0%
Other	605	100%
( 0 missing)

PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
Where did the injury occur in the institution?
Patient room	120	20%
Outside patient room	14	2%
Emergency department	38	6%
Intensive/critical care unit	11	2%
Operating room	114	19%
Outpatient clinic/office	50	8%
Blood bank	4	1%
Venipuncture	0	0%
Dialysis facility	8	1%
Procedure room	37	6%
Clinical laboratories	10	2%
Autopsy/pathology	13	2%
Service/utility area	56	9%
Labor and delivery	9	1%
Home	9	1%
Other	111	18%
( 1 missing)

ORIGINAL USER
Was the injured worker the original user of the sharp item?
Yes	202	33%
No	362	60%
Unknown	13	2%
N/A	26	4%
( 1 missing)

ORIGINAL PURPOSE
For what purpose was the sharp item originally used?
Unknown, N/A	97	16%
Injection, IM/subcutaneous	72	12%
Heparin or saline flush	10	2%
Other injection/aspiration I.V.	21	3%
Connect I.V. line	21	3%
Start I.V. or heparin lock	26	4%
Draw venous blood sample	57	9%
Draw arterial blood sample	4	1%
Obtain body fluid/tissue sample	15	2%
Fingerstick/heel stick	23	4%
Suturing	59	10%
Cutting (surgery)	55	9%
Electrocautery	2	0%
Contain specimen/pharmaceutical	6	1%
Place arterial line	0	0%
Fingernails/teeth	17	3%
Other	118	20%
( 2 missing)

HOW INJURY OCCURRED
Did the injury occur:
Before use	0	0%
During use	123	20%
Between steps	48	8%
Disassembling	31	5%
Preparing for reuse	50	8%
Recapping	16	3%
Withdrawing from resistant material	11	2%
Other after use, before disposal	144	24%
Item left on disposal container	7	1%
Putting item into disposal container	26	4%
After disposal	16	3%
Pierced side of disposal container	3	0%
Pierced side of inappropriate disposal container	31	5%
Restraining	9	1%
Other	84	14%
( 6 missing)

DEVICE
What device or item caused the injury?
Disposable syringe	129	21%
Prefilled cartridge syringe	13	2%
Blood gas syringe	3	0%
Syringe, other type or not sure which	10	2%
Needle on I.V. line	21	3%
Winged steel needle I.V. set	25	4%
I.V. catheter (stylet)	25	4%
Vacuum tube blood collection needle	25	4%
Spinal or epidural needle	3	0%
Unattached hypodermic needle	15	2%
Arterial catheter introducer needle	1	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	33	5%
Other needle	14	2%
.
Lancet	20	3%
Suture needle	51	8%
Scalpel blade	59	10%
Razor	4	1%
Pipette (plastic)	2	0%
Scissors	10	2%
Bovie electrocautery device	0	0%
Bone cutter	3	0%
Bone chip	0	0%
Towel clip	8	1%
Microtome blade	1	0%
Trocar	2	0%
Vacuum tube, plastic	1	0%
Specimen/test tube, plastic	1	0%
Fingernails/teeth	17	3%
Scalpel, disposable	0	0%
Retractor, skin/bone hooks	7	1%
Staples/steel sutures	1	0%
Wire	2	0%
Pin	2	0%
Drill bit/bur	2	0%
Pickups/forcepts/hemostats/clamps	4	1%
Sharp item, not sure what kind	13	2%
Other item	49	8%
.
Medication ampule	0	0%
Medication vial (small)	0	0%
Medication/I.V. bottle (large)	0	0%
Pipette, glass	1	0%
Vacuum tube, glass	2	0%
Specimen/test tube, glass	2	0%
Capillary tube	2	0%
Glass slide	0	0%
Glass item, not sure what kind	5	1%
Other glass item	3	0%
( 12 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	605	100%
( 0 missing)

OSHA
Is this incident OSHA reportable?
Yes	85	14%
No	310	51%
( 210 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