- A Butterfly or scalp vein set, also known as a winged infusion set, is a specialized device used for drawing blood from a vein and giving medication or intraven....
- A scalpel blade, also known as a surgical blade is used to cut skin and tissue during a surgical procedure. While for a person from a non-medical background, ev....
- Infections caused by intravenous (I.V.) infusions have been an issue of longstanding concern in hospitals the world over. Infection of an I.V access site may le....
- In the famous advertising language of Becton Dickinson, “A laboratory test is no better than the specimen and the specimen no better than how it was collected....
- From the moment a patient arrives in the hospital till they are discharged, they are exposed to many health risks. Contracting infectious diseases through cross....
- According to a 2019 report, about 57% to 73% of Indian healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to the risk of sharps-related injuries such as needlestick injury (....
- Continuous blood transfusions are the mainstay in the healthcare business. But sometimes, a patient may need a constant supply of two or more medications simult....
- Every year, thousands of healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to deadly infections through avoidable needle-stick injuries (NSIs). According to the WHO (World ....
- Hypodermic needles have always been the delivery system of choice for the majority of healthcare workers. These medical devices are mainly used for blood collec....
- Invented by Joseph Kleiner and Becton Dickinson in 1949, an evacuated blood collection tube is a sterile plastic or glass test tube that is used to collect bloo....