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That was exactly my thought process, but my management team basically said "well that's not our employee so it will be up to her company to determine the appropriate action." It really just rubbed me the wrong way, and when I called to ask about the proper protocol (since I've never dealt with this before), I was asked how this happened exactly, and the told they would ha e to call me back. Now, after all that, they said I needed to fill out an incident report so they have a record of it. I suggested maybe it should be the tech who fills out the report since that was who it actually happened to and I didn't witness anything, but no, they said it was my responsibility.

So, I work in an ASC and we recently did a spine case where we had a outside contracted Neuromonitoring tech come into our facility. At the end of the case, the tech accidentally got stuck by a dirty needle (through the gloved hand) while pulling one of the needles out. I am just curious how most places would handle this type of situation. I kind of don't feel like the facility I work at is handling it appropriately so I would really appreciate any feedback so I know if these feelings are warranted or not. Side note, we currently do NOT have a policy and procedures book for me to refer to, otherwise I would.

1 tsp = 5 mL then 1 1/2 tsp = 7.5 mL