Document 0700
 DOCN  M9440700
 TI    Implementation of a customized needleless intravenous delivery system.
 DT    9404
 AU    Terrell F; Williams B
 SO    J Intraven Nurs. 1993 Nov-Dec;16(6):339-44. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94132955
 AB    Occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis,
       and other bloodborne pathogens concerns all health care workers,
       especially those in high-risk clinical settings such as the emergency
       room, operating room, intravenous therapy department, etc. In response
       to the increased attention to needlestick injuries in the workplace,
       hospitals are adopting a more proactive approach to establishing
       precautions to eliminate this occupational hazard. Many technologies to
       address the situation are available today, but most offer only a partial
       solution. The need for a comprehensive needleless IV delivery system
       recently sparked a collaboration between the IV therapy coordinator and
       a manufacturer's representative (Abbott Laboratories) that resulted in a
       new product design that was recently implemented house wide at our two
       hospitals.
 DE    Accidents, Occupational/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/STATISTICS & NUMER  DATA
       Equipment Design  *Health Personnel  Human  Infusions,
       Intravenous/*INSTRUMENTATION  Needlestick
       Injuries/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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