A comparison between two intermittent intravenous systems without needles.
Needle-stick injury remains the most dangerous exposure to blood and body fluids. Needleless intermittent intravenous devices are available to assist the health care professional in avoiding the risk of needle-stick injury. The i.v. team at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York designed a method to evaluate and compare different needleless systems. In this article, the method followed and results obtained in this study are discussed.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*