Sharp Links

Goverment Websites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• http://cdc.gov/sharpssafety
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/
• http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infectioncontrol/index.htm

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Food and Drug Administration
• GAO report on costs of safer needle devices

Other

• Premier Safety Institute
• International Healthcare Worker Safety Center
• Training for the Development of Innovative Control Technologies
• International Sharps Injury Prevention Society
• National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries
• American Nurses Association
• Service Employees International Union
• ECRI
• California list of safer devices

Root Cause Analysis

• http://www4.va.gov/ncps/patients.html#tools
• http://www.rootcauseanalyst.com/
• http://www.sentinel-event.com/

Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

• http://www4.va.gov/ncps/SafetyTopics/HFMEA/PSQHarticle.pdf

Creating a Culture of Safety

• http://www.va.gov/ncps/vision.html

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