Over 13,000 institutions reused blood collecting devices: survey

Thursday 07th August, 06:12 AM JST

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OgieDoggie at 07:26 AM JST - 7th August

-The ministry said the cap does not come into contact with blood and therefore should not pose a high risk of hepatitis or other infections.-

Blood goes into needle, gravity takes over and blood flows to top of needle where it comes into contact with cap - OK...no problem here!!!
nimbus at 07:37 AM JST - 7th August

I guess they have heard....
nimbus at 07:38 AM JST - 7th August

I meant...I guess they haven't heard....
some14some at 07:46 AM JST - 7th August

May be part of 'mottai nai' campaign, too scary.
DXXJP at 07:58 AM JST - 7th August

You all do realize most of the HIV infections in japan were due to these great health procedures. Look it up since 1993 they have reused tainted blood products, infected blood for transfusions, and to many needles.

When is the government or health organisations going to step in and control these idiots. I have refused to be injected in japan for the last 15 years. I shutter to think what might happen to my kids with these risks.
medievaltimes at 08:49 AM JST - 7th August

Over 13,000 institutions?! Is this the state of Japan's health care in 2008?

Of course the public will passively shrug its shoulders over this.
imagawa at 09:38 AM JST - 7th August

And can you imagine your chances of taking these idiots to court ? winning if something does happen?

It's hardly going to be cost effective if half the population ends up in hospital, sick or dead.

What mindless cretin came up with this one, to save money?
thedeath at 12:47 PM JST - 7th August

"using needles for drawing blood on multiple patients" "while the others reused a cap at the tip of the device that encloses the needle." "The ministry said the cap does not come into contact with blood and therefore should not pose a high risk of hepatitis or other infections."

WOW!!! is this a standard of doctor and health care in japan? i mean...WOW! how can you know for sure if the cap does or doesn't come into contact with blood in all case? and why on earth this people reuse the needles!!!

should i let em take my blood during the annual health check this year? damnn, am i living in a poor afferican country where hospital got no money to buy a needle?
Himajin at 03:16 PM JST - 7th August

It's the lancet for testing blood sugar.'Drawing' blood is the wrong terminology. It's a finger stick. Three places reused the disposable needles, it's not a wide-spread practice. Not that it's justified at all! However, this article give the impression that it's syringes used for blood tests, which of course would be much more dangerous, I have no idea why the article does not outline it precisely. I assume most people would not think that blood would touch the cap. One of these-

http://tinyurl.com/646a39

You unscrew the cap and insert a new needle per use, which all but 3 facilities were doing. They were not all replacing the cap on the end of the lancet.

Hepatitis transmission by these lancets has happened all over the US as well, especially in long-term care facilities.
ChimpsAhead at 03:51 PM JST - 7th August

Japan, please raise your standards to other nations. Your medical hygine standards are a disgrace. I was in aJapanese hospital for 10 days. My sheet were never changed , the floor never cleaned. It was winter and the heating was off from 9pm -6pm, great way to cure people huh?
13akio13 at 01:17 AM JST - 8th August

This is another example of of people telling there worker how to save money. Wait for the cost of LAWSUITS. This is like eating American Beef, you don't know if you will mad cow disease or not?