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FDA Alert issued March 19, 2009. The information was released after reports
that 2 Veterans Affairs hospitals, at undisclosed locations, were changing
needles, but using the same cartridge
Major Hepatitis C Scare.... many HCV patients use insulin pens Rep. Brian
Higgins, D-N.Y. asks VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, "Is this situation isolated to
the VA Medical Center in Buffalo or is it reflective of a systemic problem in
patient labeling that has endangered veterans throughout the VA healthcare
system?"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hiv-exposure-buffalo-va-hospital-18204474
http://forums.delphiforums.com/march_on_dc/messages?msg=3129.2
Feb
5,
2009
Army
medical
center
gave
flawed
insulin
shots-
The
Associated
Press..
Last
week’s
discovery
that
injection
pens
...used
on
multiple
diabetics..El
Paso
medical
center
contacting
patients
who
may
be
infected,
William
Beaumont...The
warning
covers
WBMAC
patients
who
received
insulin
injections
between
August
2007
and
January
2009....18
months
of
potentially
incorrect
use....
Army-wide
review
found
the
same
pen
model
was
used
in
nine
facilities.
Officials
said
it
also
may
have
been
used
incorrectly
at
Fort
Polk’s
Bayne-Jones
Army
Community
Hospital
in
Louisiana,
where
15
or
fewer
patients
were
potentially
affected.
definitely
Possible
reuse
of
insulin
pen
prompts
medical
scare
BY
RIDGELY
OCHS
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ridgely.ochs@newsday.com
Nassau
University
Medical
Center
orThe East Meadow hospital.
concerned
about
possible
reuse
of
insulin
pens
in
more
than
one
patient,
said
Wednesday
it
will
be
sending
letters
to
up
to
185
diabetes
patients,
urging them to be tested for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV.
any veterans treated with the insulin pens be tested as soon as possible, to
rule out the hepatitis from forum on internet... vet comments....the congressman said.Patrick
W. Welch, Erie County Veterans Affairs director from 2008 to 2010, has diabetes
but does not get insulin shots.
routine pharmacy inspection revealed the problem last Nov. 1, when the
insulin pens were discovered in supply carts without patient labels on them,
thereby indicating that they may have been reused, the VA memo said. The local
veterans hospital “recently discovered that in some cases, insulin pens were not
labeled for individual patients,” said Evangeline Conley, a spokeswoman for the
hospital. “Although the pen needles were always changed, an insulin pen may have
been used on more than one patient.“Once this was identified, immediate action
was taken to ensure the insulin pens were labeled and only used according to
pharmaceutical guidelines. The hospital immediately changed its procedures to
prevent insulin pens from
VA hospital began using the insulin pens to deliver insulin to diabetic
patients on Oct. 19, 2010, and the misuse of the pens appears to have begun on
that very same day,
[PDF]
Insulin pen - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Warning
No they didn't have the technology to my knowledge back then for blood
draw... could be wrong on that ... plus the cost to test blood is why urine is
used. Always remember the benefit of the doubt is in your favor. Wow, you worked
so hard to stay clean. What happened would be terrifying, especially for a young
person who visited the underworld... Good for you getting clean, and if you
think about it, making Squad leader is of good character to overcome that. More
credit to your character James. Many men have trouble urinating on demand.
That's a fact in your favor also. I think you have an interesting case. I
remember those days of Nixon's Drug War while CIA was handing out Crack to the
poor youth. What a perfect way to cover their evil way when it came to
processing blood products for the troops. Vaccines used blood products. I'm not
sure your history after service or what you have said to the vA so far... But
with your statement above and maybe you know of another that joined this
happened to? check out the local VFW etc. I would consult NOD and Harry... and
be sure to ask about service connection due to aggregation of a pre-existing
condition... don't forget to get your service med rec
Reminder folks... petitions that collect personal info must be pre-approved
We didn't know at the time why he was hanging around... never posted... As
soon as I saw the movie knew what's up. Scary stuff...
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