June 1, 2012 — Several government agencies have teamed up to issue a safety communication recommending the use of blunt-tip surgical suture needles to reduce the risk for needlestick injuries and ...

Their May 30 joint safety communication document strongly encourages their use for suturing fascia and muscle, as a way to prevent needlestick injuries. Jun 04, 2012 A new joint safety communication ...

OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have joined forces in publishing a safety and health information bulletin designed to help protect surgical personnel from ...

OSHA and NIOSH announced on April 11 they jointly published a safety and health information bulletin (SHIB) designed to help protect surgical personnel from needle stick injuries while using suture ...

The FDA, CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA has issued guidance, in which they strongly encourage healthcare professionals to use blunt-tip suture needles as an ...

Sharps injuries and needle sticks are a significant hazard in the operating room, and providers who don’t comply with prevention practices can endanger themselves, their colleagues and their patients.

(HealthDay News) — Blunt-tip and pencil-point needles have comparable risks of inadvertent vascular injection during lumbosacral transforaminal injections, according to a study published online ...

A recent study shows that medical students and hospital interns often fail to report self-inflicted needlestick injuries when treating patients. That is a major worry if the patient or the health care ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using blunt needles to administer local anesthesia during upper blepharoplasty procedures showed lower ...

Australian researchers have questioned the safety of commonly used acupuncture needles after they found some had blunt tips and metallic lumps on them that could be deposited into people's skin.