Hello there...
I have a small question for all of u folks who perform blood draws by syringes....when u draw the patient's blood and proceed to empty the syringe in the test tube...when the syringe is emptied, are there any traces of blood left on the inner walls of it or it looks like it hasnt been used before? So basically, can a nurse not realize that she had used this syringe before?
The reason am asking is coz I went for a blood draw today and I wasnt paying attention so I didnt notice the nurse unwrap a needle...all I saw is her holding the needle and sticking it in my vein..I looked at the needle before she used it and it looked perfectly clean...
2007-02-04 21:31:17 · 4 answers · asked by Ahlan D 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
yes, I saw the nurse dicard the syringe with the needle after she took my blood, but I am afraid she might have messed up with the patient before me and ended up putting his syringe on the table and then reusing it on me !
2007-02-04 21:56:19 · update #1
Nurses are taught to throw used syringes away in a red biohazard bin as soon as they use them..otherwise they are a hazard to anyone who may get accidently stuck by a needle sitting out...
Probably she set up the syringe with the medication in another room, because people in general don't like shots and the less they see of the set up, leads to less stress on their part...in other words the quicker it is over the better...
2007-02-04 21:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you'll notice they stick the syringe in your arm, then the test tube goes into the base of the syringe. They use 3-4 tubes till they get what they need. Then the syringe is disposed of like all syringes are today! They also mark all tubes with your data, so theres no mix up. I'm a diabetic that takes 4 shots a day for 10 years and have never messed up on disposal.
2007-02-05 05:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by dude_port 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been drawing blood for about 11 years. I strongly doubt that anyone would re-use a syringe. That practice has been outlawed for a long time. Each time a new patient is drawn a new syringe and needle are used. I'm sure that there is some blood left even if it doesn't look like it. A nurse wouldn't re-use it though. It's such a common practice to open a new one each time.
2007-02-05 05:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by Some Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure where you are from...here in Australia, we have syringe buckets designed to discard gthe syringe after we have put the blood in the vial for testing. There is no way to get the syringe out of this bucket, the buckets are sent to be burnt when they are full.
Did you see her discard the syringe?
2007-02-05 05:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by caz_v8 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋