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NaSH CODE LIST – Version 3.14
August, 2001
| CODE | OCCUPATION | CODE | OCCUPATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Staff | Medical Staff | ||
| CNM | Nurse Midwife | RES | Intern/Resident |
| CNA | Nurse Anesthetist | FEL | Fellow |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse | PHY | Attending Physician |
| NUA | Nursing Assistant | PAS | Physician Assistant |
| NUP | Nurse Practitioner | OMS | Other Medical Staff |
| PCT | Patient Care Technician | Dental Staff | |
| RNU | Registered Nurse | DNA | Dental Assistant/Technician |
| Technicians | DNH | Dental Hygienist | |
| RTT | Respiratory Therapist | DNT | Dentist |
| PHL | Phlebotomist & IV Team | DNO | Other Dentist Worker |
| CLT | Clinical Lab Technician | Ancillary Staff | |
| MOR | Morgue Technician | ATT | Attendant/Orderly |
| HEM | Hemodialysis Technician | HSK | Housekeeper |
| PSY | Psychiatric Technician | LAU | Laundry Staff |
| ORS | OR/Surgical Technician | FOS | Food Service |
| RDT | Radiologic Technician | MNT | Maintenance/Engineering |
| PLT | Physical Therapist | CSS | Central Supply |
| OTT | Other Technician/Therapist | TRA | Transport/Messenger/Porter> |
| Student | OAS | Other | |
| MST | Medical Student | Research | |
| DST | Dental Student | RCH | Research |
| STU | Other Student | Clerical & Administrative | |
| Other | CLA | Clerical & Administrative | |
| PHA | Pharmacist | Clinical Specialty | |
| DIT | Dietician | ANE | Anaesthesiology |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic | CAR | Cardiology |
| CSW | Counselor/Social Worker | CRC | Critical Care |
| PHW | Public Health Worker | CTS | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| VOL | Volunteer | DER | Dermatology |
| OTH | Other | DOS | Dental/Oral Surgery |
| Out-Patient Areas (excluding surgery) | ENT | Ear, Nose, & Throat | |
| EMR | Emergency Department | ERM | Emergency Medicine |
| HHV | Home Health Visit (patient home) | FAP | Family Practice |
| OPC | Out-patient Clinic/Office | GAS | Gastroenterology |
| OPA | Other Out-patient Area | IND | Infectious Disease |
| Inpatient Wards (including patient & procedure rooms) | INM | Internal Medicine | |
| JAL | Jail Unit | NEP | Nephrology |
| MED | Medical/Surgical Ward (includes specialty wards) | NEU | Neurology |
| NUR | Nursery | NRS | Neurosurgery |
| OBG | Obstetrics/Gynecology Ward | OBG | Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| PED | Pediatrics Ward | OPT | Opthamology |
| PSY | Psychiatry Ward | ORT | Orthopedics |
| Intensive Care Units | PAT | Pathology | |
| ICU | Intensive Care Units (includes subsp) | PED | Pediatrics |
| Laboratories | PMR | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | |
| BLB | Blood Bank | PLS | Plastic Surgery |
| CHE | Clinical Chemistry | PUL | Pulmonology |
| Laboratories Continued | Clinical Specialty Continued | ||
| HEM | Hematology | PSC | Psychiatry |
| HIS | Histology/Surgical Pathology | RAD | Radiology |
| MIC | Microbiology | GEN | General Surgery/Trauma |
| AUT | Morgue/Autopsy Room | URO | Urology |
| OLA | Other Laboratory | VAS | Vascular Surgery |
| Operating & Procedure Rooms | MSU | Other Medical Subspecialty | |
| LDR | Labor & Delivery Room/Area | OSS | Other Surgical Subspecialty |
| DIA | Dialysis | OTH | Other Clinical Specialty |
| EBC | Endoscopy/Bronchoscopy/Cystoscopy | Other Areas | |
| OPR | Operating Room | CSS | Central Sterile Supply |
| RAD | Radiology Dept (includes nuc med) | TRA | Central Trash Area |
| PRO | Procedure Room (includes angiography, cardiac catheterization) | OUT | Hospital Grounds, Outside Hospital Building |
| LAU | Laundry | ||
| FLT | Float | ||
| OTH | Other Location | ||
NaSH CODE LIST – Version 3.14
August 2001
SAFETY DEVICES
A. Hypodermic Syringe/Needles |
|
|---|---|
| ASN1 | Syringe/needle with sliding sheath needle guard (guard fully covers needle) |
| ASN2 | Syringe/needle with gliding needle tip guard (guard covers needle tip when engaged) | ASN3 | Syringe with retractable needle mechanism | ASN4 | Syringe/needle with attached hinged needle guard | ASN9 | Other hypodermic syringe/needle with safety feature |
| C. Pre-filled Cartridge Syringes (medical or dental) | |
| CCS1 | Needle guard is advanced over needle after use (single-use barrel) |
| CCS2 | Cartridge needle unit with single-handed disposal design |
| CCS3 | Blunted cannula device for accessing IV delivery systems |
| CCS4 | Hinged needle guard for cartridge syringe |
| CCS9 | Other pre-filled cartridge device with safety feature |
| E. IV Insertion Devices | |
| EIV1 | Encased IV stylet (stylet is encased as it is retracted from catheter) |
| EIV2 | Stylet is withdrawn into a telescoping safety chamber |
| EIV3 | Bluntable IV stylet |
| EIV4 | Winged infusion set |
| EIV5 | IV stylet with tip protector |
| EIV6 | Shielded midline IV catheter |
| EIV9 | Other IV catheter with safety feature |
| G. Blood Collection Equipment Blood collection needles with safety features | GBC1 | Phlebotomy needle with needle blunting feature |
| GBC2 | Hinges needle shield attached to phlebotomy needle |
| GBC3 | Phlebotomy needle with pre-attached sliding sheath needle guard |
| GBC4 | Arterial blood gas kit with needle guard |
| GBC9 | Other blood collection needle with safety feature |
| Winged-steel needles (Butterfly ® type devices) | |
| GBF1 | Butterfly with sliding sheath needle guard |
| GBF2 | Butterfly with sliding stainless steel needle tip guard |
| GBF3 | Butterfly with needle blunting feature (inner cannula is advanced forward, creating a blunt tip) |
| GBF9 | Other butterfly device with safety feature |
| Vacuum (blood) tube holders with safety features | |
| GBV1 | Vacuum tube holders with sliding shealth needle guard (single use) |
| GBV2 | Vacuum tube holders with manual needle retractor (single use) |
| GBV3 | Vacuum tube holders with needle retraction for protected resheathing (multiple use) |
| GBV4 | Vacuum tube holders with needle ejector (multiple use) |
| GBV5 | Vacuum tube holders with hinged needle guard |
| GBV9 | Other vacuum tube holder with safety feature |
| Finger/heelstick lancets | |
| GBZ1 | Self-retracting single-use disposable lancets |
| GBZ9 | Other lancet with safety feature |
| J. IV delivery system connectors | |
| JIV1 | Protected needle (needle is recessed in rigid housing) |
| M. Surgical devices | |
| MSD1 | Blunted suture needle |
| MSD2 | Shielded scapel |
| MSD3 | Retractable scapel |
| MSD4 | Scapel with knife ejector |
| MSD5 | Other scapel with safety feature |
| MSD9 | Other surgical device with safety feature |
| P. Capillary/blood collect (vacuum) tube | |
| PVT1 | Mylar-wrapped glass vacuum tube |
| PVT2 | Plastic capillary tube |
| PVT3 | Plastic blood collection tube |
| PVT9 | Other safety capillary/vacuum tube |
| Z. Other | |
| ZTD2 | Other type of safety device |
| ZTD9 | Unknown type of safety device | Top Code |
SAFETY DEVICE MANUFACTURER CODES | |
| A | Abbott Laboratories |
| B | Alaris Medical Systems |
| C | B Braun |
| D | Baxter |
| E | Bayer Corporation |
| F | Becton Dickinson |
| G | Bio-Plexus |
| H | BioAccess |
| I | Bioject |
| J | Equidyne Systems |
| K | Gettig Technologies |
| L | Greiner Vacuette North America |
| M | Haemedic AB |
| N | HemoCue |
| O | ICU Medical |
| P | Johnson & Johnson |
| Q | Lukens Medical |
| R | Medical Safety Products |
| S | Medisys Technologies |
| T | Medisystems |
| U | Molded Products |
| V | New Medical Technology |
| W | North American Medical |
| X | Owen Mumford |
| Y | Retractable Technologies |
| Z | Roche Diagnostics |
| AA | Safe-Tec |
| BB | Safety 1st Medical |
| CC | Safety Medical Supply Internat |
| DD | Safety Syringes |
| EE | SIMS Portex |
| FF | Sofic |
| GG | Sterimatic |
| HH | Tri-Ject International |
| II | Tri-State Hospital Supply |
| JJ | Tyco Healthcare Kendall |
| KK | U.S. Medical Instruments |
| LL | Venetec International |
| MM | Zerowet |
| NN | Other |
| If you Discontinue a Safety Device Product please code a reason | |
| AA | Too Costly |
| BB | Disliked by staff, no specific reason |
| CC | Disliked by staff, difficult to use |
| DD | Disliked by staff, does not feel like old product |
| EE | Disliked by staff, seems to cause patient discomfort |
| FF | Disliked by staff, takes too much time to use correctly |
| GG | Disliked by staff, same or less safe than old products |
| II | Contractual/purchasing decision |
| JJ | Incompatibility with other hospital products |
| KK | Product failure |
| HH | Other |
If you have questions or comments about the West Virginia State Needlestick Injury Prevention Program, please direct them to Faisal Khan, Director, Needlestick Program. faisalkhan@wvdhhr.org
If you have questions or comments about this Web page, please direct them to Kendra Liegey kendraliegey@wvdhhr.org