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| 19 | Two boundary cases recur in the peptide-handling context. | 19 | Two boundary cases recur in the peptide-handling context. |
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| + | 21 | ; Syringes without needles : A barrel from which the needle has been removed is not itself a sharp, but the act of removal is a recognised injury mechanism, and guidance therefore generally treats the assembled device as a single unit for disposal rather than encouraging separation.{{r|who2015sharps}} | |
| + | 22 | ; Empty glass vials : A [[vial]] is not a sharp while intact. Broken glass is. Waste guidance in several jurisdictions accordingly treats pharmaceutical glass as sharps waste when it has contained a medicinal product, on the grounds that it will break in the waste stream.{{r|htm0701}} | |
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| 21 | == References == | 24 | == References == |
| 22 | {{reflist}} | 25 | {{reflist}} |
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| 25 | <ref name="osha1910">Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ''Bloodborne Pathogens'', 29 CFR 1910.1030, as amended by the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (2001). United States Department of Labor.</ref> | 28 | <ref name="osha1910">Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ''Bloodborne Pathogens'', 29 CFR 1910.1030, as amended by the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (2001). United States Department of Labor.</ref> |
| 26 | <ref name="mmwr2001">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis." ''MMWR Recommendations and Reports'' 50(RR-11):1–52 (2001).</ref> | 29 | <ref name="mmwr2001">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis." ''MMWR Recommendations and Reports'' 50(RR-11):1–52 (2001).</ref> |
| + | 30 | <ref name="who2015sharps">World Health Organization. ''WHO Guideline on the Use of Safety-Engineered Syringes for Intramuscular, Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injections in Health Care Settings''. Geneva (2015).</ref> | |
| 27 | <ref name="elder2006">Elder A, Paterson C. "Sharps injuries in UK health care: a review of injury rates, viral transmission and potential efficacy of safety devices." ''Occupational Medicine'' 56(8):566–574 (2006).</ref> | 31 | <ref name="elder2006">Elder A, Paterson C. "Sharps injuries in UK health care: a review of injury rates, viral transmission and potential efficacy of safety devices." ''Occupational Medicine'' 56(8):566–574 (2006).</ref> |
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