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Initial Worker Evaluation of a New Safety Syringe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Stephanie Mulherin ,
Leland S. Rickman  and
Marguerite McMillan Jackson
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Abstract

A prospective evaluation of a new safety syringe requiring a one-step activation was carried out at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Only 59.5% of 390 syringes were activated, and user acceptance and satisfaction were unfavorable. The development of safety devices should incorporate passive activation and take end-user satisfaction into consideration.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 17 , Issue 9 , September 1996 , pp. 593 - 594
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1996

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