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Showing posts with label re-used syringes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label re-used syringes. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Nurse used same syringe on 67 people at N.J. flu clinic, state says

A nurse who administered flu vaccines to employees of a West Windsor company has been reported to health officials because she re-used a single syringe for the shots.
At an employer-sponsored flu clinic at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals last week, the unnamed nurse committed an "infection control breach," according to a spokeswoman for the N.J. Department of Health.
"Full infection control practices that prevent transmission of blood-borne diseases were not used by a contracted health care agency, Total Wellness," said Donna Leusner, the spokeswoman.