Toronto hospital reduces sharps injuries by 80%, eliminates blood collection injuries. A case study: Toronto East General Hospital pioneers healthcare worker safety.
Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a key Canadian public health issue, affecting 70,000 people per year and costing some dollar 140 million. A safety program at Toronto East General Hospital--focusing on blood collection and patient injection--achieved an 80% reduction in injuries within one year (from 41 in 2003 to eight in 2004), with blood collection injuries eliminated entirely.
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Planning, Partnerships and Public Relations at Toronto East General Hospital.
D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D004867:Equipment Design; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation; D007318:Inservice Training; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education; D009339:Needles; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D005791:Patient Care; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D017751:Safety Management