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LOW DEAD-VOLUME SYRINGE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
CONT

Low dead-space syringes (LDSS) are designed to reduce the amount of blood remaining in the syringe after completely pushing down the syringe plunger. LDSS commonly have a non-detachable needle joined directly to the syringe barrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
CONT

L'obtention de cette sixième dose [de vaccin] nécessite l'utilisation d'une seringue à faible volume mort, qui emprisonne moins de vaccin dans l'aiguille et la seringue après une injection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
CONT

La nueva ficha técnica dice que los viales contienen 6 dosis de 0,3 ml de vacuna y que, para extraerlas todas, se deben utilizar jeringas de bajo volumen muerto. El volumen muerto es el espacio entre la aguja y el émbolo de la jeringa.

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