Ancona KG, Wolf TA, Phillips C, Goren G, Germak J, Wilson TA. Insulin syringe disposal practices of pediatric patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1994;
33:232-4. [PMID:
8013171 DOI:
10.1177/000992289403300408]
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Abstract
Pediatric patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were surveyed over a 5-month period to determine disposal practices of insulin syringes. Eighty-nine (79.5%) of 112 patients surveyed responded. Thirty-three percent of the responders disposed of syringes in accordance with recommendations of the local health department and the American Diabetes Association, while the remaining patients did not. Fifty-two percent of the patients rendered the syringes useless before disposal. The study revealed a need to educate and inform patients on the proper procedures that should be followed when disposing of syringes in the home.
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