The rise of the prefilled safety syringe in an increasing environment of informal healthcare

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Every year, healthcare workers in the US still sustain a staggering 300,000+ needlestick incidents in hospital and non-hospital settings. Improving compliance in non-hospital locations is particularly critical as self-administration continues to rapidly grow across the US and also in Europe. This article goes into detail about the rise of the pre-filled safety syringe and discusses how safety devices is a proven way to remove unnecessary risk from the healthcare professionals’ working environment.