Set Up Custom Field Values for Sharps and Body Fluid Exposure Injury Reporting

Settings > Tables > Lookup Lists > select table

A default set of values is provided for each field. Default and custom values can be marked active or inactive to limit the selection list presented to users in lookup options when reporting a Sharps/BFE injury.

Note: No save button exists on these screens. Changes are saved automatically as you work.

Create Custom Values

Click the Create button to create a custom value which you can optionally map to a default value. This mapping is not currently used in the system. It will be used in the future for reporting.

Field	Description
Name	Name of the new option. Names must be unique. An attempt to save a duplicate name produces an error message.
Active check box	Defaults checked. When building a new list of custom values you may want to make them inactive until the list is complete and you are ready to make them available. Note: When a value is not active, it removes the value from the selection list for injuries going forward. Existing injuries that used the value before it was inactivated continue to display the value normally.
Mapping	Custom values may be associated with a default value by typing to perform an search and selecting from the drop-down list. You can also click the select button at the right end of the field to display the list of default values from which you can select.
OK	Saves the changes and closes the create window.
Cancel	Cancels the changes and closes the create window.

Edit Custom Values

Edit a custom value by clicking in the name and editing the field. Name changes are reflected throughout the system including reports. The example below shows Item Involved but the method is the same for the other fields.

Delete Custom Values

Click the Delete button to remove custom values that have not be used in an injury. You can not delete a value associated with an injury record. Default values cannot be deleted even if they have not been used in an injury record.

Show/Hide Columns

Click the green arrow on the right side of the table to select the columns that display for each custom lookup. This displays only the columns that you need. The Active and Name columns always display. In the example below, the Translation column is selected and displays along with the Active and Name columns.

List of Default Lookup Values

Field	Default Values
Sharps/BFE: Item Involved	Blade Bone Cutter Bovie Disposable Syringe Glass Pipette Lancet Medication Ampule Medication IV Bottle Medication Vial Microtome Blade NEC	Needle - NEC Pipette Prefilled Syringe Scissors Sharp Item Specimen Tube Spinal or Epidural Needle Suture Needle Towel Clip Trocar Vacutainer
Sharps/BFE: Procedure Involved	Cutting Drawing Blood Injection Not Applicable	Other Pipetting Unknown
Sharps/BFE: Exposure Type	Bite Laceration	Needlestick Splash
Sharps/BFE: Fluid Type	Amniotic Fluid Blood CSF Emesis Feces Peritoneal Fluid	Pleural Fluid Semen Synovial Fluid Urine Vaginal Secretions
Sharps/BFE: When Occurred	After Disposal Item Protruded from Trash After Disposal, Stuck by Item Protruding Before Use of Item Disassembling Device or Instrument During Multi-Step Procedure During Use of Item From Item Left On or Near Disposal Cont.	In Preparation for Reuse of Item Item Pierced Side of Disposal Container Other After Use, Before Disposal Post Procedure While Recapping a Used Needle Withdrawing Needle from Rubber/Port
Sharps/BFE: Exposure Route	Cut (Non-Needle) Eye(s) Intact Skin Mouth	Mucous Membrane Needlestick Non-Intact Skin Nose
Sharps/BFE: Yes No Unsure	No Not Applicable	Unsure Yes
Sharps/BFE: Original Purpose	Injection Not Elsewhere Classified	Sutures
Sharps/BFE: Brand	Other
Sharps/BFE: Model	Other

Integrated Clients

If you delete an OHM lookup value, which is a standard value in Puresafety, the system deletes it in both PureSafety and OHM if it is not associated with an injury or case record.

If you edit the description of a standard value in PureSafety from OHM, the system updates the description in PureSafety.