"Unsafe Injection Practices" CE

--viral, bacterial, even parasite infections can result from unsafe injection practices!

--when using multi-dose vials, when the needle becomes contaminated, so does the syringe! (needle and syringes are one unit)

--even if you can't see blood, it can be contaminated by bloodborn pathogens

--systems should be in place that use one vial, one needle, one syringe, so that there is a double layer of protection because no one practices in a vacuum. Even if one employee has great aseptic technique and uses a new needle and new syringe for a shared vial, if someone else doesn't, the vial can be contaminated.

It is kind of sad to me that the first 2 examples of what NOT TO DO (re-use of syringes, diversion of medications) were from Colorado :(