such a simple idea but works perfectly. It wouldn't do anything about the sharp end, but with the entire syringe useless, there would be no reuse. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing this.

Originally posted by network dude
such a simple idea but works perfectly. It wouldn't do anything about the sharp end, but with the entire syringe useless, there would be no reuse. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing this.

I give blood, within the given time periods allowed to.

And I wish we'd adopt the Mosquito Syringe.

Those things though, aren't as painful as the finger prick!

It's a simple idea, but a great one at that, How many lives saved, from a simple idea!

Well, the people who reuse syringes, aren't going to buy the ones that prevent reuse. Unless you completely remove the other types, this product is not going to solve the problem.

In many countries, money is critical. They simply don't have the ability to pay for new syringes, and they aren't going to do it. If they wanted to prevent the reuse, all they'd have to do is cram the needle against a hard surface to render it useless. That's what my doctor does, then puts the destroyed device into a "sharps" box clearly marked with a "biohazard" symbol. But if he were trying to pinch pennies, he wouldn't do all that. He'd run it under water, maybe toss it into an alcohol jar to "sterilize" it, and use it again.

The thing to do, I'd say, is to ensure that these countries had all the syringes they need, so no one felt it would be a good idea to recycle them. That's about the only way you're going to see this unsafe practice stopped. It's got to make financial sense to them, or they won't do it.