Post Test Sharps Injuries Awareness Month

Which of these practices can increase the risk of sharps injury?

• Recapping of needles

• Handling or passing needles or sharps after use

• Performing activities involving needles and sharps in a hurry

• New staff not trained

Where is the most common location for incidence of sharp injuries in the hospital?

• Emergency Department

• Inpatient Ward

• Lab

• Operation Theatre

Which of these are measures taken to prevent blood borne pathogen exposures?

• Implementation of standard precautions only during high risk cases

• Use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)

• Provision of safety devices

• Implementation of safer procedures

A staff nurse during the night shift in the Medical Ward had just sustained a NSI.

Where should the supervisor on site send her after completion of first aid treatment?

• PCM Clinic

• Emergency Department

• Home

• Oncall Room

What is the immediate step after a needle stick injury to the skin?

• Wash with water

• Wash with soap and water

• Wash with Chlorhexidine solution and water

• Compress the injury to stop the bleeding

Which of these is NOT a Group A clinical waste?

• Cotton wool

• Bandages

• Blood/body fluids

• Blood transfusion bag

Which of these are the correct methods of handling clinical wastes?

• Ensure enough containers at clinical areas

• Dispose in Clinical waste bin only

• Seal bags when full

• Do not throw / drop the bags

What is the wrong method of transporting clinical wastes?

• Use appropriate PPE

• Transport the waste to main storage area by holding the neck of the clinical waste bag

• Designated waste routes

• Minimize transporting through patient areas

Where should you discard cytotoxic wastes?

• Clinical waste bin

• Sharps bin

• Designated sharps bin

• General waste bin

You accidentally throw your tissue paper used after handwashing into the clinical waste bin.

What should you do?

• Leave it there

• Pick it up and throw it into the general waste bin with gloves