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Injection Safety

Information for Healthcare Providers and Facilities

From N.C. Division of Public Health:

• Drug Diversion by Healthcare Providers (PDF) - NC DPH Memo to North Carolina Local Health Department Staff – March 27, 2019

From Other Sources

• CDC: Safe Injection Practices to Prevent Transmission of Infections to Patients
• CDC: Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration (ASC QC): Safe Injection Practices Toolkit
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): Position Paper: Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (PDF)
• Virginia Department of Health: Safe Injection Practices and Bloodborne Pathogen Prevention