Hypodermic needle

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

needle giving program

Broader Terms

biomedical equipment

Related Terms

AIDS education /prevention, consumable /disposable biomedical equipment, intravenous drug abuse, needle sharing

Scope Note

hollow, sharp-pointed needle used for injection or infusion of fluids.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• When a used hypodermic needle is inserted into the unit, it makes contact with two electrodes.
• Possessing a hypodermic needle is not necessarily a crime.
• A twenty-two gauge hypodermic needle is used to retrieve the wire suture ends through the skin and the sutures are tied, both closing the incision and affixing the stent against the subcutaneous skin surface.
• The hypodermic needle is then removed, leaving a stenosis in the aorta which is the same size as the hypodermic needle.
• In these procedures, a hypodermic needle is inserted either into a connecting "Y" site on a primary I.

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