Infection Prevention During Blood Glucose Screening
Tools and resources for preventing infections during blood glucose screening. Including a checklist, fact sheets, and injection safety recommendations.
- Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Screening and Insulin Administration, CDC
CDC comprehensive website about recommendations and best practices for infection prevention during blood glucose screening and insulin administration.
- Ensuring Safe Injection Practices during Blood Glucose Screening in Community Settings: Checklist (PDF)
MDH checklist of safe practices to use during blood glucose screening in community settings such as health fairs, work sites, schools, etc.
- Preventing Bloodborne Recommended Practices for Pathogen Transmission during Blood Glucose Screening for Healthcare Workers
Injection safety fact sheet with recommendations which apply to any setting where finger stick procedures are performed and/or insulin is administered, including health fairs, schools, work sites, camps, assisted living or residential care facilities, and clinics.
- Recommended Infection-Control and Safe Injection Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens, CDC (PDF)
CDC recommended infection control and safe injection practices to prevent patient to patient transmission of bloodborne pathogens during blood glucose screening.
