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District Attorney Investigating Needle Scare Centered on Long Island Doctor
Nassau County prosecutors have joined the investigation of a doctor whose injection technique put patients(All African American) at risk of infection. Authorities say Dr. Harvey Finkelstein would use syringes more than once on a patient, possibly contaminating multidose medicine vials. The anesthesiologist said he changed his technique after health authorities spotted the problem. A spokesperson said Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice wants 'to fully understand the scope of the possible threat,' though he declined to say whether criminal charges are being considered.
Dirty needles kill 1.3m a year
Last updated: 23 October 2007
Nearly half the injections administered in developing countries involve unsterilised needles and syringes, which kill some 1.3 million people annually, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
"Six billion injections are given globally with syringes or needles that are re-used without sterilisation," WHO said in a statement.
"This represents 40 percent of all injections given in developing countries; in some countries, the proportion is as high as 70 percent of injections," it said.
"The use of syringes with features that prevent re-use and needle stick injuries would avert about 1.3 million global deaths per year by preventing infections and the epidemics caused by their spread," WHO said.
Since 1999, WHO has been calling member nations to use needles with safety features. However, these cost 15 cents against three cents for ordinary needles which are widely used in poorer(Black)countries. –
Former VA nurse stuck with needle files negligence suit in U.S.
A woman who worked as a nurse at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center is suing the government, claiming she contracted HIV after being stuck with a dirty needle.
Patricia C. Beaulieu, who now lives in Florida, alleges that she complained to her supervisors several times before the incident that the disposal containers for sharp objects were overfilled, and that the containers were placed too high to see the opening when depositing something.
Is this accidental?
Beaulieu filed her complaint last week in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She is claiming negligence on the hospital's part, and is asking for $5 million.
News (Printable Version)
District Attorney Investigating Needle Scare Centered on Long Island Doctor
Nassau County prosecutors have joined the investigation of a doctor whose injection technique put patients(All African American) at risk of infection. Authorities say Dr. Harvey Finkelstein would use syringes more than once on a patient, possibly contaminating multidose medicine vials. The anesthesiologist said he changed his technique after health authorities spotted the problem. A spokesperson said Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice wants 'to fully understand the scope of the possible threat,' though he declined to say whether criminal charges are being considered.
Dirty needles kill 1.3m a year
Last updated: 23 October 2007
Nearly half the injections administered in developing countries involve unsterilised needles and syringes, which kill some 1.3 million people annually, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
"Six billion injections are given globally with syringes or needles that are re-used without sterilisation," WHO said in a statement.
"This represents 40 percent of all injections given in developing countries; in some countries, the proportion is as high as 70 percent of injections," it said.
"The use of syringes with features that prevent re-use and needle stick injuries would avert about 1.3 million global deaths per year by preventing infections and the epidemics caused by their spread," WHO said.
Since 1999, WHO has been calling member nations to use needles with safety features. However, these cost 15 cents against three cents for ordinary needles which are widely used in poorer(Black)countries. –
Former VA nurse stuck with needle files negligence suit in U.S.
A woman who worked as a nurse at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center is suing the government, claiming she contracted HIV after being stuck with a dirty needle.
Patricia C. Beaulieu, who now lives in Florida, alleges that she complained to her supervisors several times before the incident that the disposal containers for sharp objects were overfilled, and that the containers were placed too high to see the opening when depositing something.
Is this accidental?
Beaulieu filed her complaint last week in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She is claiming negligence on the hospital's part, and is asking for $5 million.
