On 8/24/2015 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 7:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>> My wife got really ****ed off at her friend that cannot give shots
>> because she's chicken. One time the dosage was incorrect so the chicken
>> had to correct the mistake. She used the same needle on the rubber seal
>> of the drug vial and when my wife attempted to give the injection, the
>> needle bounced off the guy's skin. It's embarrassing for this to happen
>> to an RN. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished...
>
> People of my generation might be excused for fearing injections. I
> remember when the school nurse would be administering shots.... yes...
> we had school nurses.... and they would use the same needle for everyone
> in the class.
>
> Years later I was in university and got a job as animal caretaker in
> the Psychology department. I had to get a tetanus shot. I put it off for
> weeks. I finally got the shot and I didn't feel a thing.
>
>

You're right about that, reusing a needle would be a no-no today. The
needle gauges available today are quite fine. It's amazing!