Avoid rushing when handling needles and sharps.
	Use extreme care when handling contaminated needles and sharp instruments. Obtain assistance when giving injections, starting intravenous lines, and for any other procedure that requires the use of needles and sharp instruments when the patient is uncooperative.
	Dispose of all needles and other sharps promptly. It is imperative that these items not be left in patient care areas, on food trays, or inadvertently deposited in trash containers.
	Contaminated needles should not be recapped by hand, removed from disposable syringes by hand, or purposefully bent, broken, or otherwise manipulated by hand.
	In the event recapping is unavoidable, the one-handed scoop technique or a needle recapping device should be used.