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We are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and
phlebotomy course.But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by
patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?Best regards, Claire
*Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD*
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IVAD_Research |
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/centre-health-practice-innovation/research/acute-critical-care/intravascular-devicesIntravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research
Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting
Prince Charles HospitalResearch frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735
5406 *j.chan@griffith.edu.au* or
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Very interesting point, Claire. Depending on state and local government policies, some home use sharps may be allowed to be placed in general household waste in certain conditions. So there may be different rules governing sharps disposal in the community in different places as well. All adds to the confusion.
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
CNC Infection Control
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
e: Michael.Wishart@hsn.org.au
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Please consider the environment before printing this emailWe are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and phlebotomy course.
But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?
Best regards, Claire
Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD
c.rickard@griffith.edu.au | +61 7 3735 6460 | Skype: clairexm1 | Twitter: IVAD_Research |
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/centre-health-practice-innovation/research/acute-critical-care/intravascular-devicesIntravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting Scholar: Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital | Princess Alexandra Hospital | The Prince Charles Hospital
Research frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735 5406 j.chan@griffith.edu.au or Jo.Wright@griffith.edu.au 3735 4886 with any urgent enquiries.
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In regards to safety retractable lancets/needles they should still be considered a sharp and disposed of appropriately.
In regards to disposal of sharps in SA under the
South Australia
Environment Protection (Waste to Resources)
Policy 2010 (under the Environment Protection Act 1993):
18Disposal of medical sharps
(1) A person must not dispose of medical sharps by
(a) depositing medical sharps in a receptacle provided by a council for collection
by a kerbside waste collection service or
(b) placing medical sharps for collection as a part of a kerbside waste collection
service provided by a council.
Mandatory provision: Category D offence.
(2) In this clause
medical sharp includes needles hypodermic needles syringes with needles or other
surgical instruments that have been used in a domestic situation for medical purposes.
(3) This clause will not apply until the second anniversary of the day fixed by the
Governor for this policy to come into operation.Jodie Burr
Infection Prevention and Control-Clinical Practice ConsultantDisability and Domiciliary Care Services
Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
103 Fisher Street Fullarton 5063
Jodie.Burr@dcsi.sa.gov.auVery interesting point Claire. Depending on state and local government policies some home use sharps may be allowed to be placed in general household waste in certain conditions. So there may be different rules governing sharps disposal in the community in different places as well. All adds to the confusion.
Cheers
Michael
Michael Wishart
CNC Infection Control
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road Chermside Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
e: Michael.Wishart@hsn.org.au
w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
Please consider the environment before printing this emailWe are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and phlebotomy course.
But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?
Best regards Claire
Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD
c.rickard@griffith.edu.au | +61 7 3735 6460 | Skype: clairexm1 | Twitter: IVAD_Research |Intravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting Scholar: Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital | Princess Alexandra Hospital | The Prince Charles Hospital
Research frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735 5406 j.chan@griffith.edu.au or Jo.Wright@griffith.edu.au 3735 4886 with any urgent enquiries.
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The community is an interesting situation. I have heard arguments that the disposal of sharps should be the responsibility of the prescribing health professional or the dispensing pharmacy (because generally patients/clients will not have access to clinical waste service). In my last position we had public bringing sharps to the hospital for collection because local government had threatened to stop collecting their household waste after sharps were found in it. This caused some issues as they were being brought in in less than ideal containers raising the risk of our staff getting stuck. Anyway the local GP’s and Pharmacy were very reluctant and very vocal about not accepting the sharps as their responsibility and in the interests of harmony the health service gave out sharps bins and disposed of them. Won’t work for every one though!
If you really want to get confusing have a look at the various regulations about cytotoxic waste. If we followed the letter of the legislation people with septic systems would not be allowed to have cytotoxic treatments at home!
Cheers Matt
Matt Mason
RN, BNSci, Grad Dip (Remote Health), M Rural Health, M Adv Prac (Inf Cont), CICPLecturer/Campus Co-ordinator
School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition
James Cook University
Thursday Island
Qld, 4875
AustraliaP: (07) 4069 2670
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F: (07) 4069 2627
E: matt.mason@jcu.edu.au
W: http://www.jcu.edu.au/nursing/JCU CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J
Very interesting point, Claire. Depending on state and local government policies, some home use sharps may be allowed to be placed in general household waste in certain conditions. So there may be different rules governing sharps disposal in the community in different places as well. All adds to the confusion.
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
CNC Infection Control
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
e: Michael.Wishart@hsn.org.au
w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
Please consider the environment before printing this emailWe are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and phlebotomy course.
But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?
Best regards, Claire
Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD
c.rickard@griffith.edu.au | +61 7 3735 6460 | Skype: clairexm1 | Twitter: IVAD_Research |
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/centre-health-practice-innovation/research/acute-critical-care/intravascular-devicesIntravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting Scholar: Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital | Princess Alexandra Hospital | The Prince Charles Hospital
Research frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735 5406 j.chan@griffith.edu.au or Jo.Wright@griffith.edu.au 3735 4886 with any urgent enquiries.
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Hi all,
There have been needlestick injuries reported by paramedics from handling patient medications in the community where patient lancets have also been stored. I am also aware of needlestick injuries to paramedics related to the use of “safety engineered sharps” when the safety feature has been incompletely activated or the device poorly managed. My recommendation and teaching is for all used sharps to be placed into “sharps containers”.Regards,
Kate Hipsley
Manager Infection Control
Ambulance Service of NSWOn 08/08/2013, at 11:08 AM, Michael Wishart wrote:
> Very interesting point, Claire. Depending on state and local government policies, some home use sharps may be allowed to be placed in general household waste in certain conditions. So there may be different rules governing sharps disposal in the community in different places as well. All adds to the confusion.
>
> Cheers
> Michael
>
> Michael Wishart
> CNC Infection Control
> Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
> 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
> t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
> e: Michael.Wishart@hsn.org.au
> w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
> Please consider the environment before printing this email
>
>
> From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion [mailto:AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU] On Behalf Of Claire Rickard
> Sent: Thursday, 8 August 2013 10:41 AM
> To: AICALIST@AICALIST.ORG.AU
> Subject: Sharps
>
> We are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and phlebotomy course.
>
> But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?
>
>
> Best regards, Claire
>
> Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD
> c.rickard@griffith.edu.au | +61 7 3735 6460 | Skype: clairexm1 | Twitter: IVAD_Research |
> http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/centre-health-practice-innovation/research/acute-critical-care/intravascular-devices
>
> Intravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting Scholar: Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital | Princess Alexandra Hospital | The Prince Charles Hospital
>
> Research frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735 5406 j.chan@griffith.edu.au or Jo.Wright@griffith.edu.au 3735 4886 with any urgent enquiries.
>
> It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. John Cassis.
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Hello Claire, at a rough guess, the highest users of sharps in the community would be diabetics. The Diabetic Association may be the place to go in regards to queries about community use (and disposal). As far as I am aware, the recommendation is that sharps (including retractable lancets) are disposed of into sharps containers (or appropriate substitute).
Regards
Fiona Wilson I CNC, Infection Control, TIPCU
Population Health I Department of Health and Human Services
Post GPO Box 125 Hobart Tas 7001 | Email tipcu@dhhs.tas.gov.au
Phone (03) 6222 7684 | Fax (03) 6233 0553
A fair and healthy TasmaniaWe are teaching in line with Michael’s email in our cannulation and phlebotomy course.
But I wonder what is there any standard for teaching community use by patients themselves? Perhaps this is where some confusion may arise?
Best regards, Claire
Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD
c.rickard@griffith.edu.au | +61 7 3735 6460 | Skype: clairexm1 | Twitter: IVAD_Research |
http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/centre-health-practice-innovation/research/acute-critical-care/intravascular-devicesIntravascular Access Device Research Group | NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions | Griffith Health Institute | Visiting Scholar: Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital | Princess Alexandra Hospital | The Prince Charles Hospital
Research frequently takes me off campus. Please contact Jenny Chan 3735 5406 j.chan@griffith.edu.au or Jo.Wright@griffith.edu.au 3735 4886 with any urgent enquiries.
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