PMID- 12961797
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040105
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0046-7022 (Print)
IS  - 0046-7022 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 7
DP  - 2003 Jul
TI  - Sharps disposal containers.
PG  - 253-72
AB  - Sharps disposal containers are specially designed containers into which used 
      needles and other medical-waste sharps are discarded. They are intended to 
      protect hospital employees--including sharps users and other workers 
      downstream--from sharps injuries that result from contact with needles and other 
      sharp devices. Since our last Evaluation of sharps containers in August-September 
      1993, manufacturers have introduced various new designs that may further reduce 
      the risk of needlesticks and other sharp-object injuries (SOIs). These designs 
      are intended to prevent users from overfilling the sharps container; they are 
      also easier to use and better constructed. In this study, we evaluated eight 
      models of sharps containers from four suppliers. None of the evaluated devices 
      meet all our criteria; they all have disadvantages that could result in a 
      needlestick. However, the devices that we rate Preferred or Acceptable meet our 
      basic requirements for preventing SOIs and perform satisfactorily against most of 
      our criteria. The eight evaluated models run the gamut: one is Preferred, four 
      are Acceptable, two are Not Recommended, and one is Unacceptable.
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Health Devices
JT  - Health devices
JID - 1262063
RN  - 0 (Medical Waste Disposal)
SB  - IM
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Medical Waste Disposal/*instrumentation
MH  - Needles
MH  - Needlestick Injuries/*prevention & control
MH  - Patients' Rooms
EDAT- 2003/09/10 05:00
MHDA- 2004/01/06 05:00
CRDT- 2003/09/10 05:00
PHST- 2003/09/10 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/01/06 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/09/10 05:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Health Devices. 2003 Jul;32(7):253-72.