Needlecaps to prevent needlestick injuries.
Hospital employees are at risk for numerous possible complications of accidental needlesticks. The mechanisms of such accidents suggest that many are preventable. This article presents a simple but novel revision of the needlecap which facilitates resheathing of a used needle. With routine use the hospital environment could be made safer for virtually all employees at almost no additional cost. Ultimate hospital savings could be significant through prevention of injury.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009339:Needles; D011482:Protective Devices; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000517:prevention & control*