title: Notes from the Field: Injection Safety and Vaccine Administration Errors at an Employee Influenza Vaccination Clinic--New Jersey, 2015.
abstract: On September 30, 2015, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) was notified by an out-of-state health services company that an experienced nurse had reused syringes for multiple persons earlier that day. This occurred at an employee influenza vaccination clinic on the premises of a New Jersey business that had contracted with the health services company to provide influenza vaccinations to its employees. The employees were to receive vaccine from manufacturer-prefilled, single-dose syringes. However, the nurse contracted by the health services company brought three multiple-dose vials of vaccine that were intended for another event. The nurse reported using two syringes she found among her supplies to administer vaccine to 67 employees of the New Jersey business. She reported wiping the syringes with alcohol and using a new needle for each of the 67 persons. One of the vaccine recipients witnessed and questioned the syringe reuse, and brought it to the attention of managers at the business who, in turn, reported the practice to the health services company contracted to provide the influenza vaccinations.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greeley
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dinitz-Sklar
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: JoEllen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolicki
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perz
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Montana
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D019300:Medical Errors; D009515:New Jersey; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines