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Insulin Syringe Disposal Practices of Pediatric Patients with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Keith G. Ancona

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Todd A. Wolf

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Cathy Phillips

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Gail Goren

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

John Germak

Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Thomas A. Wilson

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Pediatric patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were surveyed over a 5-month period to determine disposal practices of insulin syringes. Eighty-nine (79.5%) of 112 patients surveyed responded. Thirty-three percent of the responders disposed of syringes in accordance with recommendations of the local health department and the American Diabetes Association, while the remaining patients did not. Fifty-two percent of the patients rendered the syringes useless before disposal. The study revealed a need to educate and inform patients on the proper procedures that should be followed when disposing of syringes in the home.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 33, No. 4, 232-234 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289403300408
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