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  2. Syringe - Wikipedia

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    A 3-way syringe/nozzle has separate internal channels supplying air, water or a mist created by combining the pressurized air with the waterflow. The syringe tip can be separated from the main body and replaced when necessary. In the UK and Ireland, manually operated hand syringes are used to inject lidocaine into patients' gums. [27] [28] [26]

  3. Letitia Mumford Geer - Wikipedia

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    Greer's patent for a syringe [6] According to Geer's patent, "In a hand-syringe the combination of a cylinder, a piston and an operating-rod which is bent upon itself to form a smooth and rigid arm terminating in a handle, which, in its extreme positions, is located within reach of the fingers of the hand which holds the cylinder, thus ...

  4. Hypodermic needle - Wikipedia

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    Syringe on left, hypodermic needle with attached colour coded Luer-Lock connector on right Hypodermic needle features. A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (hypo-= under), and δέρμα (derma = skin)) is a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip. It is one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps. [1]

  5. Venipuncture - Wikipedia

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    The equipment consists of a plastic adapter, also known as a tube or needle holder/hub, a hypodermic needle and a vacuum tube. Under certain circumstances, a syringe may be used, often with a butterfly needle, which is a plastic catheter attached to a short needle. In the developing world, the evacuated tube system is the preferred method of ...

  6. Injection (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A syringe being prepared for injection of medication. An injection (often and usually referred to as a "shot" in US English, a "jab" in UK English, or a "jag" in Scottish English and Scots) is the act of administering a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle (usually a hypodermic needle) and a syringe. [1]

  7. Enema - Wikipedia

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    Rectal bulb syringe to administer smaller enemas. An enema , also known as a clyster , is the rectal administration of a fluid by injection into the lower bowel via the anus . [ 1 ] The word enema can also refer to the liquid injected, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as well as to a device for administering such an injection.

  8. Edson Izidoro Guimarães - Wikipedia

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    Guimarães worked as a nurse in the Salgado Filho Hospital in the Méier district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was caught in 1999 when a hospital porter saw Guimarães fill a syringe with potassium chloride and inject a comatose patient who immediately died. The police were informed and a higher than average death rate on his ward increased ...

  9. Gastric intubation - Wikipedia

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    This technology allows nurses to safely apply bridles. [8] Several studies have proven the use of a nasal bridle prevents the loss of the NG placement that provides necessary nutrients or suctioning. A study conducted in the UK from 2014 through 2017, determined that 50% of feeding tubes secured with tape were lost inadvertently. [ 9 ]