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Additional Resources

• CDC and NIOSH
  • Bloodborne Infectious Diseases: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Topic Page
  • Oral Health – Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines & Recommendations
  • Publications
  • Selecting, Evaluating, and Using Sharps Disposal Containers
  • Safer Medical Device Implementation in Health Care Facilities
  • Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
  •  Needlesticks and Other Sharps Injuries Data and Statistics
• National Clinicians’ Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline): 1-888-448-4911
  or visit http://www.nccc.ucsf.edu/
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Hospital eTool
  • Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) standard
  • Needlestick Safety & Prevention Act Q&A
  • Needlestick /Sharps Injuries
  • Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) and Needlestick Prevention Topics
• International Safety Center
  • Needlestick and Sharp Object Injury Data from the Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet^®)
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration
  • Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE)
  • MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Preventing Needlestick Injuries Tool Kit
  • Best Practices for Injections and Related Procedures Toolkit
• Additional Resources
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
  • American Nurses Association (ANA)