Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 16 MAS 395 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Safety Devices and Sharps After Injection
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The idea
After an injection, activate the needle's safety device and place the syringe straight into the sharps container.
In practice
Needleless systems and engineered safety devices are used whenever possible to prevent needlesticks.
Where people slip
Do not recap; if recapping is ever unavoidable, use only a one-handed method, never two hands.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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