31/03/2025The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) have recently updated the guidelines for sharps safety. Due to the high-risk environment…
30/04/2024According to the EORNA Best Practice for the prevention of sharps injuries, perioperative staff should make sure to reduce the…
21/12/2023Sharps cuts and injuries from scalpels, suture needles, and other sharps are a significant occupational hazard for staff in hospitals…
21/05/2021The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia’s leading organisation for health and medical research. They provide funding…
18/02/2021In December 2020 Standards Australia published AS 3825:2020 Procedures and devices for the removal, containment and disposal of scalpel blades…
01/03/2019Sharps injuries and needlesticks are a threat that most healthcare professionals are wary of. Safety procedures are implemented with the…
