Category: Safety Point Magazine

A Global Technology In a Small Town

November 8, 2023

“The new syringe could be operated with just one hand, thus allowing the healthcare worker to keep the other hand literally “out of harm’s way.” That syringe greatly reduced the risk of accidental needlestick injury to healthcare workers.”

A Continuing Problem: Needlestick Injuries | As a Source of Disease Transmission in the U.S.

November 3, 2023

In some instances, the very names of products (even if trademarked) are misleading; just simply having the words “safe” or “safety” in a product’s name guarantees nothing at all. The Latin phrase caveat emptor comes to mind, and its (good common-sense) English translation, “Let the buyer beware.”