Injection Safety

Only One Syringe, Only One Needle, and Only for You!

 In the last decade, more than 125,000 patients in the United States were advised to get tested for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and HIV due to syringes being used on more than one patient and medicine vials being used incorrectly. Unsafe injection practices have also resulted in dozens of outbreaks from the transmission of bloodborne pathogens. Safe medical injection practices must be followed to ensure patient safety and to prevent the transmission of disease.

Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration

Unsafe Injections at an Oral Surgeon's Office: FAQs

Resources for the Public

• Injection Safety FAQs (CDPHE)

Resources for Health Care Professionals

• Injection Safety FAQs for Health Care Providers (CDPHE)

• Injection Safety Self Assessment (CDPHE)

• Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings (CDC)

Resources for Public Health Professionals

• Injection Safety Posters (CDPHE)

  • Just Ask

  • Ask the Questions

  • Health Care Providers

  • It's Just a Little Stick  

• The One and Only Campaign (CDC/Safe Infection Practices Coalition [SIPC])

• Injection Safety (CDC)

   

Data and Statistics

• Injection practices among clinicians in United States health care settings, 2010

• US outbreak investigations highlight the need for safe injection practices and basic infection control, 2010

• A Large Outbreak of Hepatitis B Virus Infections Associated with Frequent Injections at a Physician’s Office, 2005

• Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infections Attributed to Unsafe Injection Practices at an Endoscopy Clinic --- Nevada, 2007. MMWR 2008.

• Additional Publications on Injection Safety (CDC)