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The Art of the IV Start - December 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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7 6 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4 6. Safety IV catheters While safety IV catheters have been largely implemented, workers are still getting stuck, especially if they aren't activating the safety feature. Safety IV catheters are either active, which means the safety engineering is manually activated, or passive, in which case it is automatic. Ms. Diffenderfer notes that when it comes to pas- sive vs. active, passive safety IV catheters are her preferred option. But she notes that it's important for each facility to find what works for them. "If half the people who trial it say they hate it, you'll have a very low adoption rate," she says. "Be open to listening and modifying." Reducing sharps injuries from IV systems isn't just about the catheters. Needleless IV tubing removes the risk of uncapped hollow- bore needles piercing the tubing if it's bent or twisted. By using the needleless system, Ms. Rodriguez says, there's been a "substantial reduction in sharps injuries." OSM E-mail k g a pinsk i@outpatientsurg ery.net . S H A R P S S A F E T Y NEEDLELESS Unlike traditional IV systems, needleless IV systems don't have uncapped hollow-bore needles left in the tubing. Margaret Rodriguez, CST, CSFA, FAST, BS

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