the presence of sharp needles or that a patient is infected with a bloodborne pathogen viewers who see the warning indicators can alter their behavior to avoid the dangerous condition when treating patients application_number US 201313829462 A description fig1 a depicts a top view of an exemplary embodiment of a piece of notifying medical tape 100 fig1 b depicts a bottom view of an exemplary embodiment of a piece of notifying medical tape 100 the notifying medical tape 100 can have an upper face 102 and a lower face 104 the sides of the notifying medical tape 100 can be die cut radial cut laser cut or be cut by any other process in some embodiments the notifying medical tape 100 can be pre cut into strips of a size suitable to secure a needle to a patient 39 s skin after the needle has been inserted percutaneously as shown in fig1 a 1 b and 4 in other embodiments the notifying medical tape 100 can be an elongated strip packaged into a roll as shown in fig2 in still other embodiments the notifying medical tape 100 can be rectangular circular oval butterfly shaped have cut out sections or have any other shape or size in some.