Syringe and needle
Prevalence of HIV and other infections and correlates of needle and syringe sharing among people who inject drugs in Podgorica, Montenegro: a respondent-driven sampling survey
... Of note is that in our study, older PWID reported sig- nificantly higher odds of needle and syringe sharing than younger PWID, which is a finding that has relevance for further intervention planning. ...
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A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Brief Skill-Based Psychoeducation to Primary Needle and Syringe Programs to prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Study Protocol.
... This trial was designed in the Mental Health Research Center (MHRC) of Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) and had two main goals. The first included determining the efficacy of adding skill-based psychoeducation ...
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Flow simulation of a natural polymer in a syringe-needle delivery device
... Finally, in the case of cell therapy, it is highly important to ensure a prolonged viability of the delivered cells, in order to allow them to proliferate and express their therapeutic effects. Although this is partially ...
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Design and simulation of needle free syringe device driven by reluctance
... Needle-free syringe sprays liquid into the body tissues directly by ultra-fine, high-speed, high-pressure liquid ...of needle-free injectors in the market currently, but most of them are very ...
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Cost Effectiveness of Harm Reduction: Comparison Needle and Syringe Exchange Programme
... Abstract—The increasing cases of HIV/AIDs among the women and infants transmitted from the drug abuser through sharing of needles and unsafe sex had forced the Ministry of Health to initiate harm reduction programmes. A ...
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Feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Tajikistan distributing low dead space needles
... The flyer referred to the needles as “low-waste” and emphasized the following relative advantages of LDS de- tachable needles (Fig. 2): (1) LDS detachable needles re- duce the amount of drug that is retained and wasted ...
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Moving beyond non-engagement on regulated needle-syringe exchange programs in Australian prisons
... no needle exchange program, how- ever presented, shall be implemented without prior con- sultation and agreement by the parties to this Agreement on how such a program can be implemented" ...a syringe ...
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Long-term survey of a syringe-dispensing machine needle exchange program: answering public concerns
... of syringe dispensing machines were moni- tored: distributing machines that provided a prevention kit (named Kit + ®, EDEC Laboratories, Cournon, France) against a coin, exchanging machines that provide a coin ...
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A mathematical model to predict the risk of hepatitis B infection through needle/syringe sharing in mass vaccination
... through needle/syringe ...through needle/syringe sharing is assumed to be 10%, it was demonstrated that sharing a needle/syringe by five or more children four times would have ...
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Thoracic Transillumination: Aid in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumopericardium
... needle with the stylet removed, attached to a 30-mi syringe, is inserted through the skin of the abdomen to the right of the xiphoid (Figure, a).. With the syringe and needle held 30 deg[r] ...
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Design And Fabrication Of Syringe Needle Crusher
... The prescribed hot water or solvent is to dissolve any clot blood present in the needle. Used needles will be placed in a sealed container of hot water and agitated vigorously to remove dirt and dissolve any blood ...
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Influence of Blood Collection Methods on Some Analytes; Potassium and Sodium
... 21G syringe and needle, 4ml of blood was gently drawn into the ...the needle in situ, 2ml of same blood is gently emptied into another lithium heparin container and labelled ‘needle ...The ...
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Comparison of drug delivery with autoinjector versus manual prefilled syringe and between three different autoinjector devices administered in pig thigh
... consistent needle penetration and depth, and can be adminis- tered quickly with a consistent dispersion pattern, which are important attributes in an anaphylaxis ...ampoule, needle, and ...manual ...
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Root canal disinfection comparing conventional irrigation vs photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS) using a buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution
... The 36 contaminated roots were randomly assigned to either of the three groups (12 samples each): the positive control group which received no treatment; the conven- tional delivery irrigation method group (CDM). The ...
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Understanding hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among people who inject drugs in South Africa: findings from a three-city cross-sectional survey
... Participants in this study were recruited from among those who currently access or who were reachable to or- ganisations implementing harm reduction services, spe- cifically mobile needle and syringe ...
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Legal space for syringe exchange programs in hot spots of injection drug use-related crime
... “any needle or syringe for the hypoder- mic injection of any illegal drug in any area of the District of Columbia which is within 1000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school (including a ...
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The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users
... of needle and syringe programs A 2004 review of the evidence of the effectiveness of NSPs commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that a conservative interpretation of the published data ...
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A comparative study of the debridement efficacy and apical extrusion of dynamic and passive root canal irrigation systems
... Several methods have been used to evaluate the clean- ing effectiveness of the irrigation, but some of these methods have many limitations. Analysing the hydroxy- proline content of the irrigant yields excellent ...
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Apical Extrusion of Debris and Irrigants After using Different Irrigation Needles and Systems With Different Depth of Penetration (A Comparative Study)
... irrigation needle (open end & double side vented needle) attached to different device ( pressurized water device Aqua-pick 300 & syringe) with depth of penetration 2mm and 4mm from the ...
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Clinicians' Guide to Diabetes Gadgets and Gizmos
... actual needle. Syringe needs are available in 28, 29, 30, and 31 gauge, and the larger the number, the smaller the diameter of the ...the needle during injection preparation or ...
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