Multiple sclerosis warriors know plenty about injections.
Most of us are skilled and experienced in administering shots, especially to
ourselves.
Personally, I have performed injections (under veterinary
supervision) on cats, dogs, and horses.
Those instances actually set me up to learn to give myself
MS shots without much training. The nurse-tech showed up at my home, several
years ago, and tried to show me how to inject a squishy rubber ball (just like the ones commonly used for diabetes self-care instruction). She
suggested I practice on an orange. I told her I was ready to go right for the
first shot.
So we did.
That wasn’t the tricky part. I had to learn what to do with all those used syringes and needles. We all do.
The sticky widget for in-home injections frequently seems to
be needle disposal. You can’t exactly toss those things into the trash or
recycle bin.
Sharps include medical lancets, needles, and syringes. State
laws differ, but the disposal of these items generally must follow strict
procedures. Generally, sharps must go into approved rigid plastic containers, which are usually
red and marked with hazard labels.
Once filled, sharps containers must be submitted to
participating registered disposal sites, such as approved pharmacies,
hospitals, medical clinics, or certain hazardous materials collection spots.
Some of these operations charge fees for accepting sharps containers. Others do
so for free.
The idea is to keep used sharps out of circulation, so to speak.
The idea is to keep used sharps out of circulation, so to speak.
No one wants to be
poked.
Medical sharps are considered hazardous, and not just for
the pokes. The main concern is biosecurity. Several infectious diseases may be
spread through blood contamination, so used sharps are to be handled with great
care.
This may sound somewhat obvious, and most MSers are particularly
careful about such things. But some people simply don’t get the point about
sharps without a bit of needling.
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