Sentence examples for needle protection from inspiring English sources

The EpiPens, which have automatic needle protection to prevent exposure to the needle-end before and after use, will replace the syringes and vials of epinephrine used previously.Incidentally, WestJet's nut-free buffer zone consists of five rows, the row the passenger is seated in, plus the two rows behind and in front of the passenger.

Needle protection devices may reduce needlestick injuries but require further evaluation before widespread use can be advised.

The rod was assembled inside a 0.71 mm outer diameter surgical grade stainless steel needle for mechanical protection with a 125 μm thick cover glass over the distal end of the probe as water and body fluid ingression is known to damage GRIN optics.

Aviron had hoped to begin selling FluMist in time for flu season, offering the first needle-free flu protection to healthy people ages 1 to 64. C. Boyd Clarke, chief executive of Aviron, said the company hoped to establish the vaccine's safety soon.

Because most conifers retain their leaves (needles) during winter, protection from freezing has to extend to these photosynthetic organs.

However, it is plausible to presume a reduction in HIV viral load would provide some degree of protection over needle-borne HIV transmission, in addition to its proven impact on sexual transmission [ 18].

Try to find a really small bead or small plastic/rubber caps to cap the ends if the hooks for added protection, or use needle-nose pliers to bend the tips into harmless loops.

A single glove reduced the volume of blood transferred by 52% compared with no glove, but double gloving offered no additional protection against hollow-bore needle punctures.

They offer no protection from carelessly discarded needles, blood and misguided steps.

In that case initiating IVD, sharing needles and having sex without barrier protection as well as heavy smoking, alcohol consumption, inappropriate diet and physical inactivity, could all be a result of the same genetic predisposition.

The payment came at a time when health care workers and others were saying that some Becton Dickinson products did not provide enough protection for medical workers against accidental needle sticks, which can transmit pathogens like the AIDS virus.