Standard operations to prevent cuts caused by sharp instruments are as follows:
1. The sharps box is prohibited from being full. When the sharps reach the marked line, replace the sharps box and make it 3/4 full. The sharps box should be replaced when needed. The sharps box is made of hard material and sealed to ensure that the sharps contained in the box do not leak when the sharps box is in normal use.
2. Once the sharps box is sealed, it cannot be opened again without being damaged. The sharps box is puncture-proof, and the sharp instruments such as syringe needles and broken glass pieces it contains cannot pierce sharp objects. box.
3. The sharps box is used to hold needles for disposable items such as syringes and infusion sets; all types of blades, scalp needles, suture needles, ampoules, small glasses and other sharps to collect blood-stained whole items. Sub-syringes, blood transfusion sets, blood bags and other medical equipment that come into contact with blood; other medical dangerous infectious items that are required to be placed in sharps boxes.
How to use the sharps box correctly:
1. Check whether the sharps box is intact before use. When installing the sharps box, the box body and the box should be separated. Connect the caps and press and rotate them firmly to install them as a whole. Avoid sharp instruments leaking due to loose caps. When collecting the syringe needle, you can insert the needle into the drop-shaped hole and get stuck at the interface between the syringe nipple and the needle. Gently press the syringe outward, and the syringe needle will automatically fall into the sharps box.
2. Sharp instruments such as blades or glass slides can be placed directly into the large opening on the top. The sharps box should be placed in a safe and appropriate place during use and placed in compliance with the principles of aseptic operation. A location that is convenient for staff to use. When the sharps box is 3/4 full, the sharps box should be closed.
3. When sealing, the red rotating disk on the top cover should be rotated so that the entire sharps box is safely locked. Once sealed, it is strictly prohibited to reopen it. Once the outer surface of the sharps box is contaminated, the contaminants should be disinfected and a layer of packaging added if necessary.