sharps

Medical term Safety and Compliance

Items that can pierce or cut skin: needles, lancets, broken glass. Discard used ones immediately in a sharps container.

Sources

• 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens · Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010); official WHO IRIS PDF, also published as NCBI Bookshelf NBK138650 · World Health Organization

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