Literature DB >> 18049258

Dangers of used sharps in household trash: implications for home care.

Kathleen Gold1, Jenny Schumann.   

Abstract

Between 8 and 9 million Americans are self-injecting medication at home, and the majority of the needles used are being thrown into the household trash. It is up to all stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, to help change the way these dangerous needles and other sharps are discarded. Are you giving your patients the correct information?

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Year:  2007        PMID: 18049258     DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000296119.71814.f7

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Home Healthc Nurse        ISSN: 0884-741X


  5 in total

1.  Analysis: the impact of needle, syringe, and lancet disposal on the community.

Authors:  Kathleen Gold
Journal:  J Diabetes Sci Technol       Date:  2011-07-01

2.  Primary Prevention of Prescription Drug Misuse Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Suburban Communities.

Authors:  Matthew Kearney; Leslie Reynolds; Sandy Blitzstein; Kristin Chapin; Philip Massey
Journal:  J Community Health       Date:  2019-04

3.  Sharps injuries and other blood and body fluid exposures among home health care nurses and aides.

Authors:  Margaret M Quinn; Pia K Markkanen; Catherine J Galligan; David Kriebel; Stephanie M Chalupka; Hyun Kim; Rebecca J Gore; Susan R Sama; Angela K Laramie; Letitia Davis
Journal:  Am J Public Health       Date:  2009-11       Impact factor: 9.308

4.  Understanding sharps injuries in home healthcare: The Safe Home Care qualitative methods study to identify pathways for injury prevention.

Authors:  Pia Markkanen; Catherine Galligan; Angela Laramie; June Fisher; Susan Sama; Margaret Quinn
Journal:  BMC Public Health       Date:  2015-04-11       Impact factor: 3.295

Review 5.  Mini-Review: Assessing the Potential Impact of Microneedle Technologies on Home Healthcare Applications.

Authors:  Aaron McConville; Catherine Hegarty; James Davis
Journal:  Medicines (Basel)       Date:  2018-06-08
  5 in total

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