What The Heck Is Vial^PRO™ and Needle-Sticks?

December 2, 2009 | Posted by Victor

Inventor Lance Glammeier has developed a new product called Vial^PRO™ that will save lives and money. The invention is directed to the problem of ‘Needle-Sticks’.

So, what is a needle-stick and what does Vial^PRO™ do?

The general public is not familiar with needle-sticks. However, if you are in the medical field, you know precisely what a needle-stick is. A needle-stick is an accidental stick of a syringe by the Doctor, Nurse or other medical technician to themselves. This accident usually occurs when the patient is getting a shot.

According to Lance Glammeier, President of Glamme^Systems Inc., needle sticks are a major concern of Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Administrators and should also be a great concern to the American public. Glammeier cites statistics on his website www.VialPRO.net that 70% of Nurses worry about needle sticks. 64% of Nurses report that they have been stuck and 96% of Nurses believe that improvement is needed. In addition, as the website states, 80% of Doctor and Nurses in the medical field believe that it is important to keep two hands behind the needle while 80% of the Directors concur with these findings.

According to Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H., a surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, “99 percent of surgeons-in-training suffered an average of eight needle-stick injuries in their first five years and that 53 percent had experienced an injury involving a patient with a history of intravenous drug use and/or infected with HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV).” In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health Reporting Systems Monitoring Branch Division of Surveillance Systems Office of Surveillance and Biometrics states “Needle stick-related injuries, and malfunctions of devices intended to prevent needle sticks, that result in occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV), continue to be an important public health concern.”

With H1N1 making headlines daily, young and old are lining up to get the shot. The American public has no idea about what a danger and risk a ‘needle stick’ poses to their health. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 needle sticks occur every year. Annually, there’s $3 to $5 BILLION dollars spent (wasted) because of needle stick injuries. These findings are also exposed by OSHA, the American Nurses Association and major Universities across the nation.

Needle sticks are a major concern of Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Administrators and should also be a great concern to the American public.

Here is what Vial^PRO can do.

Two-handed control of the syringe

Keeps your hands and fingers behind the needles

Better visual control with the medication vials and the syringe and the target zone

Color coding for better visual identification

Can be used with or without “safety” syringes

It’s convenient to use with simple one twist action

Reduces risk to healthcare providers and patients alike

Increases efficiency during the procedure; because the syringe is in both of your hands

Ultimately reducing control issues

Reducing needle stick injuries across the board

Reducing costs year after year

With all the benefits that the Vial^PRO provides, it will only be a short time before the medical industry

Words of Wisdom: next time you get a shot, ask your technician if they are using the Vial^PRO

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