Just stuck a used needle in my finger

[Sooz]

I remember once when I was giving a penicillin injection to a rabbit (when I first started injecting , just realised that makes me sound like a junkie:lol::loland I hadn't but the needle on enough and as I went to inject the syringe came out and covered my face and the wall with penicillin:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Been there and done that, Depocillin is a for blocking the syringe, I always put a fresh needle on pre-drawn syringes now. I've also had a faceful of Nobivac before when the needle snapped off during a Myxi vac.

 

[lilbun]

I remember once when I was giving a penicillin injection to a rabbit (when I first started injecting , just realised that makes me sound like a junkie:lol::loland I hadn't but the needle on enough and as I went to inject the syringe came out and covered my face and the wall with penicillin:lol::lol::lol::lol:

It happens to the best of us- I was really surprised to discover rimadyl ( a painkiller) really hurts when you squirt it into your eye :lol:

 

[Sooz]

I don't understand: why do you cap them first? just use the grooves on the lid of the container to flick the needle into the box

I put the whole thing in the box and the box is emptied for incineration at the vets. Knowing another person has to handle the contents I figure better safe than sorry and cap all the needles.

 

[lilbun]

I put the whole thing in the box and the box is emptied for incineration at the vets. Knowing another person has to handle the contents I figure better safe than sorry and cap all the needles.

Nobody should be handling the contents: it supposed to be incinerated whole. If the staff at your vets are emptying the the contents into another container I'm sure thats against health and safety laws

 

[Sooz]

I don't understand: why do you cap them first? just use the grooves on the lid of the container to flick the needle into the box

Don't you put the syringes in too? :?

 

[kayj]

I put everything in my sharps box:?

 

[Sooz]

I put everything in my sharps box:?

Same, the drugs I use are on the DDA list so the whole thing has to be incinerated...which I suspect is good practice regardless of the drugs used.

 

[lilbun]

Don't you put the syringes in too? :?

We now have separate bins for syringe barrels and glass medicine containers. Separate containers for clincal waste and infectious waste. There's bins everywhere :shock:

 

[kayj]

I'm just going to carry on doing what I've always done

 

[lilbun]

I'm just going to carry on doing what I've always done

What, you mean sticking 'em in your fingers? :lol::lol::lol:

 

[Hugo's There]

I put the whole thing in too, plus the extra needles I have used for drawing up

 

[ecudc]

out poor you :shock: they're big needles for bunnies too :shock::shock: Glad it wasn't a vhd jab....my vet threatend not do one of the bunnies because of the risk of loosing her arm :shock: Thankfully the norty bunny decided to behave better.

 

[kayj]

What, you mean sticking 'em in your fingers? :lol::lol::lol:

No using them for a shower:lol::lol::lol:

 

[lilbun]

No using them for a shower:lol::lol::lol:

I can't recommend them as eyewash...:lol: