Accident reporting

[Stoday]

I had an accident on last night's HD session. When she was just about to cannulate me (with a sharp needle) the nurse suddenly decided that the arm on my chair needed to be adjusted. So she adjusted it still holding the needle. Guess what — I got the needle stuck in the back of my hand. She did do the right thing and threw the needle away and got another to cannulate me with.

This morning it only looks like a bit of a scratch but it might cause me trouble later, who knows? Should it be reported in an accidents book? What's the system with your clinic? Should I make a fuss or keep quiet?

[peleroja]

Sounds like an accident to me.  I'd report it.

[Poppylicious]

I would have thought it should have been immediately written up in an accident book.  It was a needle!  ANY place of work, dealing with 'clients' or not, should be writing up incidents such as these.  Thankfully we've never had a kid get a needle stuck in his hand at work though ... (although there have been times when I've NOT wanted to say, 'Oi, stop running with those scissors!')

 

If nothing else, you could just ask what the protocol is for ... oh, let's see ... some hypothetical occasion where a nurse sticks a needle in your hand.

[kitkatz]

REPORT IT!

[M3Riddler]

I had an accident on last night's HD session. When she was just about to cannulate me (with a sharp needle) the nurse suddenly decided that the arm on my chair needed to be adjusted. So she adjusted it still holding the needle. Guess what — I got the needle stuck in the back of my hand. She did do the right thing and threw the needle away and got another to cannulate me with.

This morning it only looks like a bit of a scratch but it might cause me trouble later, who knows? Should it be reported in an accidents book? What's the system with your clinic? Should I make a fuss or keep quiet?

To many events go unreported with in-center dialysis as most are afraid to say anything in fear of something being said to them.   I would report it. I'm sure she didnt mean to do what she did, but should not have happened.
I sure hope she changed her gloves after touching the chair controls... I could just imagine how dirty the controls are as im willing to bet they are never cleaned and they are splattered with just about every kind of fluid imaginable....

///M3R

[lmunchkin]

Absolutely, Report It

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