Special Report
Cost savings from needlestick prevention
• Hospitals and health care employers in California are expected to save over $100 million per year after implementing the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s requirement for safe needle devices.
• According to the American Hospital Association in Washington, DC, one case of serious infection by bloodborne pathogens can soon add up to $1 million or more in expenditures for testing follow-up, lost time, and disability payments.
• The cost of follow-up for a high-risk exposure is almost $3,000 per needlestick injury even when no infection occurs.
• Safe needle devices cost only 28 cents more than standard devices.
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