When a needle feels blunt,
this is what it looks like.
Blunt or barbed needles can damage your veins,
and cause unnecessary bleeding, bruising,
scarring and infections.

You've only got one set of veins.
If you take care of them, they'll last longer.

Go slow. Be gentle.
Rotate sites to let your veins recover.

Use a new sterile needle and syringe every time.

Images taken using a scanning electron microscope at the Department of Medical Microscopy Sciences, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
With thanks to Dr Jan Hobot.

Produced by Exchange Campaigns in association with Queensland Health.
© Exchange Supplies 2003.

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