LabNotes - Volume 16, No.1, 2006

Did You Know...

A CDC study showed that 61% of percutaneous injuries occurred within seconds after the device was removed from the vein (e.g., before activation of the safety feature was possible).*

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* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept of Health and Human Services. Evaluation of safety devices for preventing percutaneous injuries among healthcare workers during phlebotomy procedures - Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, and San Francisco, 1993-1995. MMWR. 1997;46:21-25.