Re: needle safety

[Elizabeth Harmon]

Diane,   I don't believe it is a state law but it is a OSHA regulation that was then taken up by JCAHO.  It was in regard to needles and sharps.  I don't have the exact verbige but it indicated that all needles and sharps must have a safety feature and this was to go into effect in 2003,  the only items that are allowed to be use that are non safety is when no other device out there will do the same thing and is safety.  Two items that I can think of are the Arrow twin Cath Angiocath and the bone marrow needles.    The long term care facilities and RN's must follow OSHA regulations and JCAHO guidelines.    Go to the OSHA website and send a question to them, you can pose the question on the JCAHO website. Don't you just love families sometimes.  The new safety lancets are so much nicer.    Betsy Harmon RN CRNI Vascular Access Team Critical Care Unit Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:28 AM Subject: needle safety  Have a situation where a family member wants the nurses in a long term care facility to use lancets for their mother that are not safety. Can anyone tell me how and where to find the law that states that all needle devices must be safety? Thanks in advance for the info as do not have the time to research on the web myself. This is why this site is wonderful, those of us that don't know can contact those that do.   Diane Jiles, RN-CRNI Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.