BD Urine Collection Straws and fingersticks
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My clinics are using the BD urine collection straw when they need to send in urine culture samples to the lab. They usually got them individually wrapper but are now receiving them in a bulk bag of 100. We just had a staff member that was stuck and now there are calls for alternative devices. Anyone have this happen?
I believe they did not get stuck when pulling one out but after the urine was drawn off into the culture tube so that seems to me to be a issue with how the staff was using it and not due to the device. Maybe just some training to reiterate that there is a needle inside and to make sure that you are not placing your finger anywhere near the inside. Anything else I missing?
I believe they did not get stuck when pulling one out but after the urine was drawn off into the culture tube so that seems to me to be a issue with how the staff was using it and not due to the device. Maybe just some training to reiterate that there is a needle inside and to make sure that you are not placing your finger anywhere near the inside. Anything else I missing?
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We had to switch to cups with a needle build in for the ED that they could depress the tube on to it because they couldn't pay attention enough to watch where they were putting their hands.