Safety razor disposal
Common Questions and Answers about Safety razor disposal
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To assume a medical professional would not follow proper disposal procedures after every patient is very disrespectful of people who do that for a living. I suggest you find something more realistic to fear instead of this.
Hospitals pay special charges for disposal as their sharps containers must be handled as a BIOHAZARD. That's the same reason that the needles used in health care facilities usually have a safety guard to cover them after use but the ones we use at home don't. Less danger = fewer and less costly precautions.
Sumana's right. Check with your state (or your local trash pick-up provider).
something that looks like someone poked him with a needle so it not the typical cut a razor blade would cause but a poke kind of.
anyway, had the wife clean his lip really well and with alcohol etc....
common sense says he is fine as it wasnt something major . also i do clean my razor pretty ok after shaving but a worry is a worry and i cant help it.
called his pediatritionist clinic today and asked i can come in to make sure his antibodies are good from back when he completed the vaccine..
For transmission, plenty of infectious fluid is needed to be exchanged inside the body, for which, a safety razor does not qualify.
However, for personal hygiene, and to prevent other contageous infections, it is always better to avoid anybody else's kits. You may use a different brand having different color to eliminate the risk of picking up the wrong razor inadvertently.
t know about actual laws against sharing with someone you know, but I do know that drugs not sold OTC are heavily regulated and must be prescribed by a physician and dispensed by a pharmacist. This is for safety to prevent unexpected adverse reactions as well as a hedge against product tampering.
It's so sad we have to think about those possibilities every day but that's the world we live in. You may be forced to dispose of this valuable resource.
You are most likely having an allergic reaction to whatever shaving cream or lotion you are applying to your legs, assuming you are using a safety razor. It is also possible that you do have extra-sensitive skin and the skin response is to mechanical irritation from the shaving device you are using. You might want to switch to a “non-allergenic” shaving cream/lotion product. On the mechanical side be sure to avoid using any razor that is not ultra-sharp.
Hi-I used a (used) safety razor at a golf course and cut myself. 10 Days later I had throbbing voluntary muscles throughout my body and a sinus issues. The sinus issue cleard up in two weeks, but the throbbing eased into a dull ache-particularly in my right biceps that I've had for 6 months, I was tested thoroughly for HVC (multiple antibody, PCR Qual) and HVB. All negative. My hepatologist has referred me to a neurologist saying the razor was just a coincidence.
Hi,
I've been reading a lot online but cannot find anything closely related to the problem I'm experience.. I'm really hoping someone can help me figure out what's going on.
Almost every time after I have (unprotected) sex with my girfriend, I get small red bumps (~20-30) on my penis--mostly along the front and sides and lower foreskin-- as well as sometimes a few near my stomach and pubic hair. This has happened maybe 10 times.
and tonight I noted the housekeeper preparing to take our red blood borne pathogen container to the disposal area. I asked to have a look inside. I noted well over 100 "single use" vacutainers inside. I decided to "study" the situation....so I took the container home to my shop, used a pliers to remove each unit, one at a time, and removed each screw in needle. I threw the needles all back into the red container....
Turns out it was razor bumps but since i was picking at them n tryin to pop them i got them infected so they gave me some antibiotic but i did get some blood drawn for safety reasons n will know the results on those by next week
A razor blade, not an electric razor within an hour prior? Yes, that ought to greatly up the risk from oral as a safety blade may have made one or more minute nicks in your skin (not enough to hurt or visibly bleed, but, leaving enough wounding for infected saliva to breach the skin barrier).
Eight weeks does sound long enough though (especially if that's the recommended period).
The Food and Drug Administration has issued detailed guidelines for disposal of the unused or expired medications. Please refer to this link for details on how to dispose of the remaining Warfarin tablets.
http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm101653.
COPAXONE®(glatiramer acetate injection)
copaxone (glatiramer acetate) injection [Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.] DESCRIPTION ... Patients should be instructed on the safe disposal of full containers ...
dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/archives/fdaDrugInfo.cfm?
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What above said plus every time we go out we also take bibs, burp cloths, diaper bags for disposal of poopy diapers, sun cream, and some muslin wraps or a blankets if its a cold day.
m just being my usual paranoid self but this is really eating me up alive. I had forgotten my shaving razor when I stayed at a hotel over 3 weekends ago. The hotel staff brought over a disposable one upon my request. Although not packaged (or sealed), the razor appeared to be new and I went ahead used it. I cut very easily when shaving and there was definitely blood from me in this instance.
Razors are somewhat a needle-like object, and it is inevitable that during shaving blood will get onto the razor. Someone who shaves, using a used razor (of someone who is HIV positive), may get cuts while they are shaving that may possibly allow the virus a way to enter into the body. It's probably unlikely, in the first place, that the virus would even survive on a razor... but there is a bit of risk, so why even have that risk when it can be completely avoided?
appx 11 weeks ago I had a few drinks and used a used safety razor in the shower at a massage parlor (all women giving massages). I cut my neck shaving. At 8 days my biceps and triceps began aging-my thighs slightly too. My sinuses became inflamed and cleared up in abt three weeks. My muscles have improved but now at 10 weeks still are a bit weak. . I have had a temperature slighly below normal (98.0) for a while now. I had an HIV rapit test @ 6.5 and again at 9 weeks. Both were negative.
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I think that if you are that concerned about the chances that you may catch HCV then you should talk to your friend about your fears. Being honest about our care/responsibility in living around other 's and their safety when we have a disease is important. More than likely you should not be able to get hep C unless it is blood to blood . I gave birth to my children and did not know I had HCV and neither have contracted HCV or the father in the 30 years of having it.
I got a disinfectant treatment on leg at the ER, but at that time right side of my body contacted with a hazardous disposal box (during operation) it was very small room. They throw away gauze or other things to that box. If there were syringes or needles in that box, and then there was possible contact am I at risk?
Actually I didn't feel any pain at that time but when I came back home, I found red spot on my right arm.
Im really worried.
I had this problem last summer before I found out I was expecting. I promise I feel your pain. I had em like 4 different times. 2 under one, 2 under the other. I had to stop shaving so often. & make sure your razor is clean. I also use witch hazel under my arms after I shave before I put on deoderant. If you need relief, use a hot towel to bring it to a head. Then burn tha tip of a safety pin or a needle and stick it in that middle. You will need assistance because it hurts like hell.
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