In addition to using appropriate engineered safety devices, NIOSH recommends that health-care workers ____.
A. recap needles before transporting them to the sharps container
B. throw sharps into the wastebasket
C. attend bloodborne pathogen training every three years
D. avoid using needles with hinged shields
E. use needles only if no safe alternatives are available
E. use needles only if no safe alternatives are available
Healthcare workers should use needles only if no safe alternatives are available.
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A. aggressively manage his airway. B. suspect a severe hemopneumothorax. C. perform a secondary assessment. D. elevate his legs.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.