Infusion Therapy | Vascular Access Devices | BD Medical
How Things Have Changed Over the past two years I have taught a lot of students; both RN and LVN's. I have taught in the classroom and on the job. I have seen a lot of new equipment that has made our lives easy; however, this is so simple and I dumb founded that I did not think of it. Before the BD Autogard Insyte and the B. Braun Introcan angiocatheter devices; we used straight 18 gauge and 20 gauge over-the-catheter needles without any safety device. There were not even safety shields. We were taught to stick the patient and throw the needle away immediately. We were to have the sharps container at the bedside or with close reach so you could dispose of the needle promptly. However, statistics have shown us that this was not good practice and that as professionals we still left needles lying around or threw them in the trash by accident. Then the CDC and NIOSH decided to enact the 2001 Needlestick Safety Act t...