Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine(JPLM)
Alemseged Firisa
South Regional Health Ofice, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Disabling And Disposing System For Electronic Syringe And Needle
Author(s): Ahmed Ali Dawud*, Alemseged Firisa, Ahmed Mohammed Abagaro and Abas Abduresak
In developing countries, most hospitals are lacking in needle safety. In regions surveyed by the world health organization (WHO), the reported number of needle stick injuries in developing world countries ranged from .93 to 4.68 injuries per person and per year, which is five times higher than in industrialized nations. There are a lot of infections related with needle reuse problems especially in developing countries like Ethiopia, since the most common method for disposing of used hypodermic needle syringes is a sharps container and general waste incinerator in the hospital. A study by World Health Organization indicates that about 12 billion injections are adminis- tered each year. The most clinical significance that we approach our design is the common method for disposing of used hypodermic needle syringes is a "sharps" container. A sharps container merely is .. Read More»