WHO defines Safe Injection,
as an injection that does no harm to recipients; does not expose the
health care worker to any risk; and does not result in waste that is
dangerous for the community. In India, 300 crore injections are
given in an year out of which 180 crore are unsafe; diseases
transmitted through unsafe injection practices include hepatitis B:
21million, hepatitis C: 2 million, and HIV-AIDS: 3 lakhs per year.
Safe–I is a joint initiative of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
and Becton Dickison, India aimed at ensuring safety of the
healthcare workers by safe biomedical waste management.
Objectives of the Project
1. Implement Safe-I project: safe
injection practices; safe infusion practices; infection control;
safe waste management; and safety of the health care worker.
2. Formation of Infection Control Committee in
all the hospitals.
3. Written protocols for: safe
injection; safe infusion; surveillance for hospitals acquired
infection; needle stick injury protocol; and post exposure
prophylaxis policies.
4. Vaccination for all healthcare workers for
hepatitis B.
5. Policy for segregation and disposal of
biomedical waste management.
6. Appointment of infection control nurse
/doctor in all hospitals.
IAP Modules for Safe Injection Practice
The concept of Safe Injection Practice was
conceived by IAP in 2004 and the national consensus meeting was held
in 2005. Training modules and manuals were finalized [1] and more
than 30 workshops were organized. IAP continued this activity in
2006 with 30 more workshops. This year we are planning to revise the
module and to conduct a new TOT followed by 30 workshops through out
the country. I thank Dr SS Kamath, the National Co-ordinator of
this program and Becton Dickison, India Pvt. Ltd., for the
scientific grant for this project.
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