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Archive > September, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 9

Editor's Page

Needle-free Injections Curb Infections

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

Dan O'Connor, Editor "This won't hurt a bit. Just a little stick," you say before you start the IV needle. While you fib through your teeth, your patient grits his and, well, we all hate giving or getting needles. Besides administering drugs into the body, needles can cause pain, panic, injuries and infection to you and your patients.

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