The integrated needle shield device on the safePICO self-fill syringe lowers the risk of needlestick injury. Also, the vented safeTIPCAP limits the risk of blood contact while helping you expel ...

A new Australian-first study from the Burnet Institute has found that every dollar invested in Australian prison needle and ...

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people ...

A needlestick or sharps injury is the penetration of the skin by a needle or other sharp object (such as a syringe, scalpel or broken glass), which has been in contact with blood, tissue or other body ...

Cities and towns, faced with the spread of blood-borne diseases like HIV from addicts sharing needles, will provide ... Titled “Are Syringe Exchange Programs Helpful or Harmful?

Gentle negative pressure is then applied to the syringe while the needle is slowly retracted until blood flow is noted (Fig. 1). If blood does not flow, the needle is repositioned and another ...