[aberaussie]

I'm not saying it was ok to reuse the syringes, but since they were being used to inject into an iv line, is there much chance of picking up a disease from contact with blood?

If not, it probably will become standard procedure under universal healthcare!

[ApplegateRanch]

is there much chance of picking up a disease from contact with blood?

Correct that it isn't okay, unless in an extreme emergency...i.e Obama's ATF has your compound surrounded, and your med supplies are running low. ;-)

Depends on if they were using an injection port near the IV bag, or one near the insertion site; and on whether the line was changed recently or not; and whether it was was flushed properly since last injection.

The more "no's" and the closer to the insertion site, the higher the risk becomes. At the cost of disposable needles & syringes, there's no excuse.

There is also the risk of contaminating a multi-does vial, if that was what they were drawing the meds from, with other nasties as well.

No excuse.

[dfwgator]

If they want to reuse syringes just send them down here to Texas so we can use them for lethal injections.