A SIMPLY SAFER WAY OF REMOVING BLADES IN OPERATING ROOMS
Remove, contain and dispose of used blades without the
unacceptable sharps injury risk of two-handed removal
techniques involving fingers, forceps or re-sheathing.
The surgeons have their preferred steel handle and the
nurses are protected.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM INJURY AND EXPOSURE TO HIV, HEP C, HEP B.
Sharps injuries are a serious occupational hazard in healthcare
settings. Scalpel cuts are not only more severe than needle stick
injuries, they are also more likely to happen. The single-handed
technique of removing blades minimizes your risk.
There are 662 scalpel injuries per 100,000 scalpel blades used,
compared to 3.2 syringe and loose needle incidences per 100,000
disposable syringes and loose needles used.
Scalpel injury rates are 200 times higher than sharps injuries
involving syringes.
