Syringes and needles

[CashewLPN]

ok, I know how syringes are made (either extruded or molded plastic, probably both...)

but...

(dont mind me, I'm thinking deep)

how do they get the holes in the needles?

--Barbara

[Agnus]

Did you stay up all night thinking up this one. You hurt my already feeble brain. :chuckle

[mario_ragucci]

with computers, extrememly hot metals, and electricity, to produce an instrament very small.

Always aspirate during an IM injection. The maximum ID dosage is 0.5cc and a subq shot could be with a 29 gauge needle, depending on the med.

[Kayzee]

I'll have to put this on the top of my list for "things to find out" :)