Syringes are important medical tools for those that require the use of insulin and
other medications that can only be administered directly into the body through an intravenous tool. Although syringes are important tools they also carry many dangers for those that use them and others that are just around the syringe. The major concern when one uses syringes is that of the risk others face of being exposed to a used syringe. The invention of the safety syringe has lessened this concern greatly.
The safety syringe is a syringe that works just like any other syringe. However, these types of syringes comes with special built in precautions that prevent people that have to come in contact with syringes on a daily basis such as health care workers or sanitation workers, from having to risk being stuck with a used syringe. Used syringes come with the risk of suffering a sharp injury or even the possibility of contracting illnesses such as HIV, AIDS or hepatitis. With the preventative measures that are taken with safety syringes the risks of these injuries and illnesses are diminished.
The process behind a safety syringe is fairly simple. The syringe is encased in a plastic container that covers the entire syringe from top to bottom. This allows workers in hospitals to be able to carry the syringe to the patient without risking the sterilization process. When container part of the syringe has a flip top that allows the sharp needle to be exposed and then used. After the syringe has been used the health care worker can flip the top back over the used part of the syringe and dispose of it properly without having to worry about a cap coming off a needle and sticking someone accidentally. As the syringe is completely enclosed in plastic there is no longer the risk of accidental injuries from the exposed needle.
No longer is there any fear of the used syringe coming in contact with the health care or sanitation workers. The surrounding plastic of a safety syringe allows for safe administration of the medication without having to put others at risk of coming into accidental contact with an exposed syringe. Now syringes can be used and properly disposed of without having to worry that they might accidentally stick someone who isn't expecting it and cause them to face the possibility of a severe infection or contracting an illness such as HIV, AIDS or hepatitis.