boboafc Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Toddler Sucks On Discarded Needle An NHS trust has been forced to apologise after a toddler was found sucking on a discarded needle at a health centre in Oldham.toddler sucks on used needle in oldham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy the owl Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Im afraid ive got to agree with you there. In the initial interview the dad said the child "Somehow" managed to walk out of the room to where the cupboard was in the corridor. Should we take a guess at how the child "somehow" managed to walk out? When my son was that age i wouldnt let him out of my sight, especially in a place that he wasnt familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) Yes the child should have been on a tighter leash but according to the report the bin (presumably a yellow sharps bin) the needle was in was overflowing, which shouldn't happen. Also it was in reach of a two year old most are kept above where a two year old can reach. This is something that happens when children are left unsupervised (or their parents are distracted by whatever they were at the doctors for) but its also something with some clear procedures in place to limit the risk and it sounds like these have not been followed, for example very few rooms in doctors surgeries are left unlocked and doors open if not in use (usually to stop being nicked). I have seen kids come close it to similar on occassions but the staff (and me) plus the parents were alert to the dangers. If the child has not got signs of the disease in 3 months then it is unlikely they will have it in 12 but it takes 12 to be certain. I hope the surgery concerned and the parents learn a valuable lesson from this and hopefully the child will be fine. Edited January 18, 2009 by rudemedic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 That's my doctors They're giving free needles out are they.. Only Joking mum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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