Second case of syringe reuse shouldn't alarm public: Liepert

Health | 530 hits | Oct 31 9:24 am | Posted by: WDHIII

EDMONTON - A second incident of syringe reuse has been reported to health officials, this time involving a physician practising in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Comments

by Anonymous
Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:10 pm
These people should be thrown in the can for their stupidity. Attempted murder! the stupid dumb ass Alberta Liberal party tries to blame it on the gov't ! no wonder nobody votes for those idiots.
by 2Cdo
Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:23 pm
It must be the governments fault. It couldn't possibly be some lazy, shiftless doctor trying to cut corners.
by ridenrain
Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:46 pm
This report follows recent revelations that hospital staff in High Prairie have been routinely reusing syringes in patient IV lines. The syringes aren't put directly into patients, but they do enter intravenous lines. When the needle is withdrawn, blood could potentially flow back into the syringe.

So if I'm reading this right, the syringe is used to measure out a drug and inject that into the IV line. Considering the product in the IV line is clean, I can't see the chance of contamination although I'm not sure of the blood flow back issue.

A cynical observer would comment on the fact that they hand out free new needles to drug addicts yet the folks in the hospitals feel they need to save them?