WASHINGTON, DC — Two innovations — a syringe that auto-disables so it can't be reused and a blood test that allows extensive results from a tiny sample — are providing low-cost answers to some of the ...
nearly 1 percent “sometimes or always” reuse a syringe but change the needle for use on a second patient; and fifteen percent reported reuse of a syringe to enter a multi-dose vial.
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Health officials are urging some patients at Mountain State Vascular clinic in Beckley to get blood tests checking for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV after ...
Description: The GLO Seal Single-Use Syringe Injector & Dual Adapter kit, SPE-SDSK-CS, contains a 0.3 oz (10 ml) syringe prefilled with GLO Seal, and one dual adapter for injecting into the system.
An unnerving case of a St. Paul nurse practitioner reusing syringes and exposing 161 patients to infection risk shows that unsafe injection practices still occur in U.S. health care. But the reasons ...
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is investigating a number of viral infections that are possibly associated with a local health care provider reusing single-use syringes. On Nov.
Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS) has recalled its Sanxin single-use sterile syringes for reported leakage issues. The syringes are used to draw heparin for hemodialysis. The heparin is then mixed ...