title: A sharper point on using safer needles.
abstract: National legislation is just one sign of changing attitudes about safety needles. Fifteen states are considering similar bills; five already have passed such laws. OSHA also says it will put needlestick injuries on its agenda this fall. Yet if needlesticks and efforts to prevent them are nothing new, what's causing this change of heart? Two things: improved technology and media attention.
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authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles / Q000592:standards*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration