Sir,?With reference to the query on p. 297 of your May issue, the method used by me for sterilizing syringes Js described below:? I carry a few " Soloid " examethylenetetrainine (B. W. & Co.) and a spoon in my injection outfit. The needle !s boiled in the spoon over the burning soloid which gives out a good heat. The boiling water is also drawn into the syringe several times. I have given a goo...

A SIMPLE method for the estimation of carbon dioxide in air or gas mixtures containing anaesthetic gases finds many applications in the investigation of anaesthetic problems and in the control of artificial respiration by mechanical respirators. This adaptation of already established techniques utilizes apparatus which may be found in most hospitals. It is rapid, and can be performed at the bed...

OBJECTIVE In the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, staff receive considerable radiation exposure to the hands during withdrawal of activity from the elution vial, from a combination of the syringe and elution vial activities. In an attempt to reduce the radiation burden to the hands, a simple technique was developed that utilizes a modified lead pot lid and a syringe bearing a long needle wi...

Pre-fillable syringes are both pharmaceutical primary packaging and drug delivery devices. End users, drug administration agencies and the pharmaceutical industry are imposing increasingly stringent quality requirements on pre-fillable syringes in both these functions. Optimised production and inspection processes ensure that the syringes can meet these requirements. Although siliconisation is ...

BACKGROUND Allergen-specific subcutaneous immunotherapy is an effective treatment for certain allergic disorders. Ideally, it should be administered into the subcutaneous space in the mid-posterolateral upper arm. Injections are commonly given using a standard allergy syringe with a needle length of 13 mm. Therefore, there is a risk of intramuscular administration if patients have a skin-to-mus...

Fine needle aspiration biopsy of lymph nodes using a 19 gauge needle and Luer Lok syringe was performed in 59 cases. This was compared with histological diagnosis and an accuracy of 93.2% was achieved. This method is simple and is highly acceptable among patients. It is a very useful technique where a biopsy of lymph node is not possible (JPMA 30:267, 1980).

Materials and methods: Pigs raised under antibiotic-free (ABF) conditions (n = 3424) were vaccinated first with combined Mycoflex and Circoflex (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc, St Joseph, Missouri) and second with ER Bac Plus (Pfizer Inc, Pfizer Animal Health, New York, New York), each via either conventional syringe and needle (Needle) or NFID. The first vaccination was given on the right ...

AIM A formal Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) is not provided in Australian prisons. Injecting equipment circulates in prisons as part of an informal and illegal economy. This paper examined how this economy generates blood-borne virus (BBV) risk and risk mitigation opportunities for inmates. METHOD The HITS-p cohort recruited New South Wales inmates who had reported ever injecting drugs and ...