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Patient Safety
MHRA issues safety warning over the use of lancing devices in nursing and care homes
January 14th, 2007
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is issuing a renewed safety warning over the use of lancing devices in nursing homes and care homes after reports from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of transmission of infection. The inappropriate use of certain lancing devices by healthcare workers to take blood samples from diabetic residents in nursing homes and care homes has been implicated in the transmission of hepatitis B between residents, which has resulted in acute infections and deaths. The MHRA has issued two Medical Device Alerts relating to the use of lancing devices in 2004 and 2005 (MDA/2004/044 lancing devices for...
Source: Patient Care Law Weekly (2007-01-14)
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