For more information about needlestick and other sharps injuries look at the following links and resources:

ISIPS - International Sharps Injury Prevention Society

American Nurses Association’s Needlestick Prevention Guide

ANA's Bloodborne Pathogen Brochure (WP-2)

ANA Needlestick Safety and Prevention Independent Study Module

ANA's Preventing Needlestick Injuries: Safe Needles Save Lives Brochure

ANA's Safe Needles Save Lives Brochure

CCOHS - Needlestick Injuries

"Deadly Needles" series, SF Chronicle

"Don't Get Stuck with Unsafe Needles  - Instead, get involved in needle device selection" -American Journal of Nursing - June Fisher, MD, and Susan Wilburn, MPH, RN 

HIV and AIDS Statistics - Global Data

International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System

ISIPS Needlestick Prevention / Sharps Injury Prevention

ISIPS Sharps Injury Prevention Center - Presentations on Sharps Safety Products and Procedures to help reduce needlestick injuries

NeedlePoints: An AFSCME Guide to Sharps Safety

Needlestick Safety and Prevention

NEEDLESTICK! Occupational Exposure to Blood and other Body Fluids

Needlestick PowerPoint Presentation (6/2001) (PPT)

PEPline (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) Hotline
Premier Safety Institute
Safe Devices : International Health Care Worker Safety Center (University of Virginia)

Safer Medical Device Implementation in Health Care Facilities: Lessons Learned

Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies(TDICT - Dr. June Fisher)
TDICT Safety Feature Evaluation Forms

Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program

State

California SHARPS Injury Control Program

State Legislative Trends

State Needle Safety Legislation - International Health Care Worker Safety Center

State of Maryland needle stick law

Texas Department of Health

West Virginia Needlestick Injury Prevention Program

Federal

Catheters OSHA: Protecting Health Care Workers

CDC Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program

Handle With Care: How to Throw Out Used Insulin Syringes and Lancets at Home

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings

NIOSH - What Every Worker Should Know - How to Protect Yourself from Needlestick Injuries (PDF)

NIOSH Safer Medical Device Implementation in Healthy Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Text of Bill

OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet - Other - Securing Medical

OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 1 - An Overview of the Standard
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 2 - Protect Yourself When Handling Sharps
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 3 - Personal Protective Equipment Cuts Risk
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 4 - Reporting Exposure Incidents
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 5 - Hepatitis B Vaccination -- Protection For You
OSHA Bloodborne Fact Sheet 6 - Holding the Line on Contamination

OSHA Hospital e-tool: Needlesticks and Sharps Injuries
OSHA - How to Prevent Needlestick Injuries: Answers to some important questions

OSHA Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - Published 1/18/01

OSHA Issues Safety and Health Information Bulletin on Disposal of Contaminated Needles and Blood Tube Holders. OSHA Trade News Release (2003, October 16), 2 pages.

Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention -OSHA Standards

Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Hazard Recognition

Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Possible Solutions

Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention - Post-Exposure Evaluation

Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention-additional Information

OSHA Subject Page for Needle Sticks

OSHA's Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers

OSHA - Definition of a Safer Needle Device

OSHA - Efficacy of Safer Needle Devices

OSHA - Characteristics of Safer Needle Devices

OSHA - Evaluation and Selection of Safer Needle Devices

OSHA's Position on Safer Needle Devices

OSHA - References

OSHA - Appendix A FDA Safety Alert

OSHA - Appendix B  Sample Evaluation Form

OSHA - Appendix C  Additional Resources

OSHA Directives - Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Module

Preventing Needlesticks (OSHA - Large PDF)NIOSH Alert -

Revision to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

OSHA Frequently Asked Questions about Sharps Injuries

Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings

Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis.