BD is building a culture of safety:
Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a risk to the safety of healthcare workers throughout the United Kingdom1
NSIs can transmit virtually every pathogen present in human blood, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)2
In addition to clinical and economic consequences, there is a substantial hidden emotional and humanistic impact for healthcare workers affected by NSIs, including psychological issues and time off work2,3
Even when a serious infection is not transmitted, the emotional impact of needlestick injuries can be severe and long-lasting. Healthcare workers and their families suffer many months of anguish as they wait to discover whether they have contracted a potentially fatal infection4,5,6
Needlestick injuries: what you need to know
More than 1 million
Needlestick injuries are estimated to occur in Europe each year7
1 in 6
Nurses, physicians and medical students report repeated injuries8
1.4-9.5
Reported incidents per 100 health workers per year9
More than 30
Dangerous pathogens5 can be present in human blood, including HBV, HCV and HIV2
37%
Estimated proportion of HBV infections in healthcare workers attributable to occupational exposure10
How can we help you to build and sustain a culture of safety?
Building and sustaining a culture of safety includes:
- Raising awareness
- Assessing risk
- Understanding the true cost of converting to safety devices.
- Selecting of the most appropriate, high-quality, cost effective, safety engineered devices
- Complying with standards and guidelines
- Providing on-going training and education
BD is an acknowledged leader in providing intuitive and seamless solutions to help organisations transition to safer worker practices, and support customers to build and sustain a culture of safety.
Improve healthcare worker safety with the optimised BD portfolio
As the healthcare environment evolves, so does BD. The optimised port access portfolio is designed to help improve your efficiency and improve healthcare worker safety.
BD Port Access Conversion
Port Access Non Safety Needle
Bard® Winged Infusion sets will be discontinued effective from 30th September 2022
Port Access Safety Needles
BD SafeStep™ Safety Needle and BD MiniLoc™ Safety Winged Infusion Set available now
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