Re: Stuck myself with the cat's lancet

<Oleg Lego> wrote in message 
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>>Former hospital worker here can tell you that used needles, which is
>>the nearest item to "lancets" (maybe they call them that because the
>>general public has aversion to word "needles" LOL) I can come up with
>>in inpatient hospital use, are classified as "sharps" and immediately
>>after use placed in bright red disposal containers which along with
>>non-needle items such as cotton, cloth, etc. with blood products or
>>body fluids placed in specially marked containers for them, are
>>disposed of complying with Federal specifications for such waste
>>disposal.
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> Yes they do, and the reason for that is to protect people from
> infections that they do not already have, or in other words, from
> infections carried in the blood of others.

Not only other patients, but the nurses and lab techs too.  Often that is 
where the biggest danger lies.   We (I used to be a lab tech) had set 
procedures that we followed without fail, because it is so easy for those 
wielding the needle to get stuck with it.  One little distraction....  And

even so, I was stuck a couple of times in my career.  The procedures can't

take carry of every cir***stance, like the ER patient who appears docile, 
but is really not mentally with it and unexpectedly fights when the blood 
draw is drawn.  In this instance, I had pricked her skin, she fought, and
I 
then I accidentally pricked my finger stabilizing the vein.

However, this has nothing to do with home use.  Yes, you do not want to
use 
the same lancet on two or more people, but you're very unlikely to cause 
yourself harm from this practice.  The only precaution is not to use it if

you think it could have bacteria on it--like you've dropped it on the
floor. 
Common sense stuff.  And as someone pointed out, if you use alcohol on the

lancet, you've removed this issue too.  I re-use my lancet.
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Best regards,
Michelle C., T2
diet & exercise
BMI 21.5