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What does safe injection practice require for each injection given?
AA new needle on a syringe already used once
BA sterile needle drawn from a multiple-dose vial
CA sterile, single-use, disposable needle and syringe
DA syringe rinsed with sterile saline between uses
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A sterile, single-use, disposable needle and syringe
1. Aseptic technique for parenteral medication rests on a sterile, single-use, disposable needle and syringe for each injection given.
2. It also rests on preventing contamination of the injection equipment and of the medication itself.
3. Changing only the needle leaves a used syringe in the chain, which is how hepatitis moved between patients in reported outbreaks.
4. Rinsing a syringe does not make it sterile again.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.A.1.b. Safe injection practices_
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