Disposing Needles
How to dispose of the needles in WV?
1. You should place:
• Needles
• Syringes
• Lancets, and
• Other sharp objects
... in a hard-plastic or metal container tightly secured lid
A coffee can will do if the plastic lid is reinforced and sealed with heavy duty tape.
DO NOT USE GLASS OR CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINER
2. Place the container where you will be using your syringes and sharps to minimize handling.
3. Place the sharps in the container immediately after use. DO NOT try to RECAP, REMOVE, BEND or BREAK the needles.
4. When the container is nearly full add a sanitizing solution, made by adding one teaspoon of household bleach to one pint of water, then seal the container.
5. With a permanent marker, print “NOT RECYCLABLE TREATED SHARPS” on the outside of the container with a contrasting color. Place the sharps container in a plastic bag and seal it with tape in case leakage occurs.
6. Discard with the rest of your garbage.
Work Cited:
http://diabetesdestroyer.com/lfsl-dd/
http://www.drugs.com/cg/giving-an-insulin-injection.html
http://kidshealth.org/teen/diabetes_center/treatment/injection_graphic.html#
http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx?cat=7001&id=62807
http://www.allinahealth.org/Health-Conditions-and-Treatments/Health-library/Patient-education/Diabetes/Taking-insulin-for-diabetes/
Giving yourself insulin shot
Gather insulin supplies
1. Get the supplies you'll need: insulin bottle syringe alcohol swabs container for the used syringe
2. Wash your hands.
3. Check the insulin bottle to make sure it hasn't expired.
4. Remove the lid from the insulin bottle.
5. Wipe the rubber top of the bottle with an alcohol swab.
6. Remove the cap from the syringe.
Prepared needle and insulin
Pull air into the syringe until its even with the line of units you need
Push the needle through the rubber top of the bottle
Push air from syringe into bottle
Turn the insulin bottle and syringe upside down pull insulin
1. You should place:
• Needles
• Syringes
• Lancets, and
• Other sharp objects
... in a hard-plastic or metal container tightly secured lid
A coffee can will do if the plastic lid is reinforced and sealed with heavy duty tape.
DO NOT USE GLASS OR CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINER
2. Place the container where you will be using your syringes and sharps to minimize handling.
3. Place the sharps in the container immediately after use. DO NOT try to RECAP, REMOVE, BEND or BREAK the needles.
4. When the container is nearly full add a sanitizing solution, made by adding one teaspoon of household bleach to one pint of water, then seal the container.
5. With a permanent marker, print “NOT RECYCLABLE TREATED SHARPS” on the outside of the container with a contrasting color. Place the sharps container in a plastic bag and seal it with tape in case leakage occurs.
6. Discard with the rest of your garbage.
Work Cited:
http://diabetesdestroyer.com/lfsl-dd/
http://www.drugs.com/cg/giving-an-insulin-injection.html
http://kidshealth.org/teen/diabetes_center/treatment/injection_graphic.html#
http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx?cat=7001&id=62807
http://www.allinahealth.org/Health-Conditions-and-Treatments/Health-library/Patient-education/Diabetes/Taking-insulin-for-diabetes/
Giving yourself insulin shot
Gather insulin supplies
1. Get the supplies you'll need: insulin bottle syringe alcohol swabs container for the used syringe
2. Wash your hands.
3. Check the insulin bottle to make sure it hasn't expired.
4. Remove the lid from the insulin bottle.
5. Wipe the rubber top of the bottle with an alcohol swab.
6. Remove the cap from the syringe.
Prepared needle and insulin
Pull air into the syringe until its even with the line of units you need
Push the needle through the rubber top of the bottle
Push air from syringe into bottle
Turn the insulin bottle and syringe upside down pull insulin