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<p class="Inside-first-paragraph-drop-cap">There is an increasing focus on safe use of needles and vials, which was the subject of a <em>Sentinel Event Alert</em> from The Joint Commission last year, says <strong>Vicki Allen</strong>, MSN, RN, CIC, infection prevention coordinator at Beaufort (SC) Memorial Hospital.<span class="CharOverride-1"><sup>1</sup></span></p>

Nationwide focus is growing on issues surrounding injection safety

There is an increasing focus on safe use of needles and vials, which was the subject of a Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission last year, says Vicki Allen, MSN, RN, CIC, infection prevention coordinator at Beaufort (SC) Memorial Hospital.1