sterilized needles

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what the motivation was for all the debate about different

kinds of needle sterilization,

 

Has that become such an issue???

 

 

 

In the US the government has very specific guidelines for needle quality and

sterility

 

The manual defines the appropriate protocols for the different types of

allowed sterilization

 

(open flame and glass beads are not approved)

 

The primary recommendation is for single use, sterile disposable needles

 

 

 

The cost of these needles is clearly offset by the cost of cleaning and

sterilizing old needles

 

 

 

Doug

 

 

 

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[zrosenbe]

Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:50 AM

Chinese Medicine

Re: Fire Needles and Needle Moxa(reply to Matt)

 

 

 

I also wonder about the quality of some of the Chinese needle brands.

 

I use exclusively Japanese needles in my own practice. I like the

Seirin laser needles very much.

 

 

On Nov 2, 2004, at 12:41 AM, Attilio D'Alberto wrote:

 

> Actually, I really wonder how clean the pre sterilised needles are

> that come

> from China.

>

> I keep noticing that some patients have reactions to the needles,

> i.e. small

> pronounced lumps, bruising, pain. I think the quality of the metal

> aswell as

> how finished the sharp tip of the needles are, are additional factors

> to

> these problems.

>

> Attilio

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Doug Briggs <docacu wrote:

 

>In the US the government has very specific guidelines for needle quality and

sterility

 

The manual defines the appropriate protocols for the different types of

allowed sterilization

 

(open flame and glass beads are not approved)<

 

So far in the deep rainforest and in other remote places where i have needed to

do Emergency Ac. I have had adequate supply of disposable,. but i plan to bring

this issue up with a patient who is an MD/PHD Microbiologist and see what he has

to say about using flame to field sterilize a needle. I would hate to have to

ever resort to it even in the wilderness but i want to know if it is even an

option.

 

 

 

 

>The primary recommendation is for single use, sterile disposable needles

 

 

 

The cost of these needles is clearly offset by the cost of cleaning and

sterilizing old needles<

 

I do remember the over 15 years before I was introduced to the idea of

disposables 22 or so years ago (by Z'ev as a matter of fact)

Believe me the time and cost of proper Cleaning, Sterilizing and needle

sharpening and polishing is way more than the cost of dispoables.

 

but

 

i

do

miss

the

old

ellegant

Silver Pearl Wound Handle Needles

 

Nostalgicly,

Doc

 

 

 

 

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