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  2. Syringe - Wikipedia

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    A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel. The plunger can be linearly pulled and pushed along the inside of the tube, allowing the syringe to take in and expel liquid or gas through a discharge orifice at the ...

  3. Syrette - Wikipedia

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    A syrette is a single-use device for injecting liquid through a needle. It is similar to a syringe except that it has a sealed squeeze tube instead of a rigid tube and piston.

  4. Drug labelling - Wikipedia

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    The details of label includes the name of preparation, quantity of drugs, instructions for patients, patient's name and the date of dispensing Drug labelling , also referred to as prescription labelling , is a written, printed or graphic matter upon any drugs or any of its container, or accompanying such a drug.

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed s.i.d. semel in die: once a day used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine

  6. Jet injector - Wikipedia

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    A Med-E-Jet vaccination gun from 1980. A jet injector, also known as a jet gun injector, air gun, or pneumatic injector, is a medical instrument that uses a high-pressure jet of liquid medication to penetrate the skin and deliver medication under the skin without a needle.

  7. Safety syringe - Wikipedia

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    Auto Disable (AD) syringes are designed as a single use syringe, with an internal mechanism blocking the barrel once depressed so it cannot be depressed again. The other type of syringe with a re-use prevention feature is the breaking plunger syringe. An internal mechanism cracks the syringe when the plunger is fully depressed to prevent ...

  8. Low dead space syringe - Wikipedia

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    The insulin syringe was the first syringe that is considered low dead space. It was initially created with low dead space for accurate measuring and mixing of fast and slow acting insulin, which had the added benefit of wasting as little of the expensive drug as possible.

  9. Arterial blood gas test - Wikipedia

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    The sealed syringe is taken to a blood gas analyzer. [8] If a plastic blood gas syringe is used, the sample should be transported and kept at room temperature and analyzed within 30 min. If prolonged time delays are expected (i.e., greater than 30 min) prior to analysis, the sample should be drawn in a glass syringe and immediately placed on ...