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Good afternoon all,
Wondering what RAC sites use for point of care subcutaneous and intramuscular etc. medication administration – particularly disposal of sharps – plus adhering to IPC principles.
There are some various sharps caddies available and interested in the what is used with success.
Many thanks
Kind Regards,
Claire
Work days Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday unless indicated
Claire Halle
Systems & Practice Trainer (Clinical)
Aged & Community Services | Turrbal & Yuggera Country
Level 15, 31 Duncan Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
PO Box 10556, Brisbane Adelaide Street, QLD 4000
M: 0408 877 392
E: challe2@anglicaresq.org.au
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Hi Claire,
We use retractable devices where possible. And carry sharps containers to point of administration for disposal.
Cheers,
Melissa Ostrouhoff
Clinical Governance Manager
Palm Lake Care
melissao@palmlake.com.au
0477706665
Central Support Office, 3 Goodooga Drive, Bethania, QLD
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Good afternoon, all,
We use retractable needles for most of our SC and IMs and if retractable needles cannot be used, we use standard- small yellow sharps bin to dispose of the sharp at the point of care.
Retractable needles are always used for Reusable insulin pens.
I hope this helps a bit.
Kind Regards
Fazila Sofric
Regional Support Manager- Metro South
SUPPORT SERVICES 2078 Logan Road, Upper Mt Gravatt Q 4122
T 07 3340 3200 | M 0428 926 300 | E fazila.sofric@sccqld.com.au | http://www.sccqld.com.au
