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Obama Care New York hospital exposes hundreds to HIV by "accidentally" reusing needles

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Hillary Clinton Murderer

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Apr 3, 2014, 5:02:24 AM4/3/14
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How can you possibly expose hundreds of unwitting patients
“accidentally” to deadly HIV and hepatitis by reusing insulin
needles?!?!

Even those who do not work in the medical profession know that
under no circumstances should you use an instrument that
penetrates the skin on more than one person without that sharp
instrument being sterilized and washed each time. Apparently, a
New York hospital did not.

South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside on Long Island,
near New York City, said patients may have received insulin from
a pen reservoir — not a single-use disposable needle — that
could have been used on more than one patient.“The risk of
infection from this is extremely low,” the hospital said in a
statement, adding it was recommending patients “be tested for
hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.” When asked if anyone was
confirmed to have been infected a hospital spokeswoman said,
“not to my knowledge.”

The pen-shaped insulin injector devices are often used by
hospitals to give the medication to patients and contain a
reservoir or cartridge, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention report. The pens should be limited to one patient
because regurgitation of blood into the insulin cartridge can
occur after injection, creating a risk of blood-borne pathogen
transmission, even when the needle is changed, according to the
CDC.

Some 200 of the more than 4,000 patients who were warned have
signed up for free blood testing, WABC-TV reported.

The hospital seems to have changed its policy on the devices,
though it was unclear when the change occurred. “South Nassau
has already implemented a hospital-wide policy that bans the use
of insulin pens and permits only the use of single-patient-use
vials to administer prescribed insulin treatments to patients,”
the statement said.

According to the CDC, HIV can lead to AIDS, or the acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome, and hepatitis refers to a group of
viral infections that affect the liver.

The hospital is now offering free blood testing services. It
will take the patients a few weeks to receive their results. If
you know anyone who has been exposed please make sure they get
to a medical facility immediately.

http://rollingout.com/shame-on-you/new-york-hospital-exposes-
hundreds-hiv-accidentally-reusing-needles/

 

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