Ted talks

[Seth]

Thought you guys may be interested. An invention to prevent the re-use of syringes http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/marc_koska_the_devastating_toll_of_syringe_reuse.h tml. Sounds like a very promising invention.

[guest]

good idea.

[Mr Ontario]

Neat :)

[evoke]

It's better than nothing, but needles can still be reused.

[BenT]

It's better than nothing, but needles can still be reused.

And, there was not real talk about WHY needles are reused. Sure, it's partially ignorance, but I would think cost is an issue too. 5 cents isn't much to us, but in an underfunded hospital in a developing country, 5 cents might be a lot for a disposable.

[vakker]

they did mention that they are resold on the black market for more than the orgional value