Healthcare workers face a deadly risk from the use of dangerous needles each and every day risks.
These risk higher the chances of accident occuring, which are unnecessary and should be prevented. It has been estimated that over 600,000 needlesticks occur annually leading to 1,000 infections and over 100 deaths. Many of these devices are much more user friendly than the first round of devices that entered the market. For example, during a blood draw procedure the Safe-Point Blood Collection System covers the exposed needle with a plastic cover thus having an immediate point of puncture protection. After use simply slide the locking cover into position and discard.