Syringes Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Syringes and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Sharps DOs and DON'Ts Place all needles and other sharps in puncture resistant sharps disposal containers as soon as possible after use.Detach needles from reusable holders by using the appropriate device on the disposal container.Do not recap, bend, shear, or break needles.Do not remove needles from disposable syringes. | View Page |
| Syringes Syringes consists of:A barrel, which holds the blood.
A plunger that allows suction to be appliedA tip to which the needle is connected.Syringes have ml (cc) markings to show how much blood has been collected.
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| Syringes with built-in safety devices Syringes are used for injections, as well as to collect blood.
There a various syringes with built-in safety features.One example is the Monoject™ (Sherwood Services AG), Safety Syringe, shown here. | View Page |
| Syringes with built-in safety devices contd. After use, a safety shield is slid over the needle, and locked into place.
The safety syringe with the shield locked in place is shown here. | View Page |
| Syringe - Syringe blood collections Syringes may be used to collect blood from patients having small or delicate veins that might be collapsed by the vacuum of the evacuated tube system.Syringes may also be used to collect blood culture specimens. | View Page |
| Syringe - Syringe blood collections continued Syringes may be used in two ways:Syringes may be used in two ways:A syringe may be attached to a butterfly or winged infusion set.
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