{"id":61172,"date":"2019-08-01T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmcca.wpengine.com\/?p=61172"},"modified":"2019-08-06T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T12:34:41","slug":"safe-and-environmentally-friendly-disposal-of-needles-syringes-lancets-and-infusion-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/lmc-blog\/safe-and-environmentally-friendly-disposal-of-needles-syringes-lancets-and-infusion-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0633\u0648\u0626\u06cc\u0648\u06ba\u060c \u0633\u0631\u0646\u062c\u0648\u06ba\u060c \u0644\u06cc\u0646\u0633\u0679\u0633 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0646\u0641\u06cc\u0648\u0698\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0679\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0627 \u0645\u062d\u0641\u0648\u0638 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0627\u062d\u0648\u0644 \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a \u062a\u0635\u0631\u0641"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you use pen needles, syringes, lancets, finger prick devices or infusion sets as part of your medication or monitoring routine?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\">If so, don\u2019t throw these in the garbage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">These products are \u201cmedical sharps\u201d and after being used, even <\/span><span class=\"s3\">once<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, are considered medical waste items since they have come in contact with blood or bodily tissue.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Reasons not to throw your medical sharps in the garbage:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Safe sharps disposal will prevent other people and pets from getting injured.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you throw these in the garbage, even if you put them in a container, it could put <\/span><span class=\"s2\">children, pets, housekeepers, trash collectors and municipal workers at risk of being harmed by needle stick injuries.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">We want to keep sharps and medical waste out of landfill to protect the environment.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>How to dispose of your sharps safely and in an environmentally-friendly way:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s3\">Visit your local pharmacy that participates in the Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) return programs, such as LMC Pharmacy, t<\/span><span class=\"s4\">o receive an approved sharp container free of charge. <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Carefully place your sharps in the container.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Do not overfill sharps containers.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">When full, permanently close the container.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Do NOT throw the container in your garbage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you do, it winds up in our landfill.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Take back the full, secured container to the pharmacy and exchange it for a new container.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">A medical sharps disposal service will collect containers from HPSA pharmacies and handle them in an environmentally friendly manner.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What can go into a medical sharps container?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Items used by individuals at home to inject medications or monitor their condition may be placed in an approved sharps container, including infusion sets, medication pens, pen needles, syringes with needles attached, lancets, needles and needle tips, pre-filled cartridges and pre-filled syringes.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Bonus question while we\u2019re on the topic of sharps &#8211; Why is reusing sharps unhygienic?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You probably know or have been told to use needles and lancets <\/span><span class=\"s2\">only once<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> for hygiene and sanitary reasons.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Even if you are the only person using the device, once your needle or lancet has come in contact with your blood or bodily fluids, it can start growing germs on the surface or in the needle.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>By using the same needle or lancet again you risk introducing germs into your body and giving yourself an infection.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As well, reused sharps get dull, and this can cause skin or tissue damage and injection pain.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What to know more?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Your LMC Diabetes Educator Pharmacist is a great source of information about safe sharps disposal as well as other medication safety topics. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) website also has safe sharps and medication disposal information and pharmacy locator to let you know where you can get free sharps containers and free disposal services.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthsteward.ca\"><span class=\"s3\">www.healthsteward.ca<\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Do you use pen needles, syringes, lancets, finger prick devices or infusion sets as part of your medication or monitoring routine?\u00a0 If so, don\u2019t throw these in the garbage.\u00a0 These products are \u201cmedical sharps\u201d and after being used, even once, are considered medical waste items since they have come in contact with blood or [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":61176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lmc-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}