Safe injection practices help prevent the spread of viruses (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus), bacteria and/or other pathogens. These practices include a set of infection prevention and control recommendations that can keep healthcare workers and patients safe during procedures like needle sticks.
Injection Safety Resources
Information & Guidelines
For Patients
- What Patients Need to Know about Safe Medical Injections
- APIC Injection Safety: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
For Healthcare Providers
Training & Education Materials
- WHO Injection Safety Tools for Training and Education
- CDC One and Only Campaign Tools and Resources for Injection Safety in Healthcare Settings
- Injection Safety Competency Validation
- CDC FAQs Regarding Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
- CDC FAQs Regarding Safe Practices for Medical Injections
Virginia Resources
- Competency Templates
- Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring (Word) (fillable PDF)
- Injectable Medications (Word) (fillable PDF)
- Competency Validation Tools
- Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring (Word) (fillable PDF)
- Injectable Medications (Word) (fillable PDF)
- You Can Prevent Infections: Preparing and Administering Injections Safely
- You Can Prevent Infections: Safe Blood Glucose Checks
Additional questions about injection safety? Please contact hai@vdh.virginia.gov.
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