How to Prevent Needlestick and Sharps Injuries

Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a serious hazard in any healthcare setting. Contact with contaminated needles, scalpels, broken glass, and other sharps may expose healthcare workers to blood that contains pathogens which pose a grave, potentially lethal risk.

via CDC – NIOSH Publications and Products – Home Healthcare Workers: How to Prevent Needlestick and Sharps Injuries (2012-123).