The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (the Act) (Pub. L. 106-430) was signed into law on November 6, 2000. Because occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens from accidental sharps injuries in healthcare and other occupational settings continues to be a serious problem, Congress felt that a modification to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard was appropriate (29 CFR 1910.1030) to set forth in greater detail (and make more specific) OSHA's requirement for employers to identify, evaluate, and implement safer medical devices. The Act also mandated additional requirements for maintaining a sharps injury log and for the involvement of non-managerial healthcare workers in evaluating and choosing devices.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a medical treatment for patients where standard medicine is inadequate. Patients suffering from strokes, cerebral palsy and other diseases where the quality of life is diminished would greatly benefit in this type of treatment. HBOT bombards the body with oxygen, allowing the body to absorb it and replenishes the oxygen and eventually naturally heal it.
