LabNotes - Volume 14, No.2, 2004

Tool Kit: BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device

Accidental exposure to bloodborne pathogens is a concern of all healthcare workers. EPINet1999 data from 21 hospitals document 1,996 needlestick and sharps objects injuries. Nurses, nursing students and IV teams accounted for 45% (885) of all reported injuries.¹ Recognizing this situation, BD continues to lead the world in providing safety-engineered medical devices that can help reduce the risk of accidental needlesticks.

The BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device was designed to replace traditional needle/syringe specimen collection with a luer lock device that fits into an IV port and allows specimens to be collected into an evacuated tube.

1. EPINet - Exposure Prevention Information Network. "Uniform Needlestick and Sharp Object Injury Report (of) 21 Hospitals." Charlosttesville, VA: Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia (1999) 1-6.

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