5 needle stick injuries reported.No details on how the incident occurred, no date of occurrences, and no product information was documented by the facility, no further information was provided.Our clinical specialist visited the facility on (b)(6) 2017 and watch the staff removing the needles, according to the clinical operations director for the facility, some incidences were due to new employees that were new to dialysis and were using a one hand technique.Our clinical specialist provided an in-service to the clinic for the proper removal the avf needles.1 needle stick to the left thumb.1 needle stick to the left wrist.1 needle stick to the right thumb.1 needle stick to the left finger.1 needle sticl to the left index finger.
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