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That depends to which tier of hospital you go. On the other end, of course, I have a friend who had to get treatment in Italy and was required to bring her own
by bin0 7y ago
That depends to which tier of hospital you go. On the other end, of course, I have a friend who had to get treatment in Italy and was required to bring her own needles. This was in-patient surgery. Also, the nurse tried to re-use them and called her a "wasteful American" when she told her to get a clean one.
- jaclaz 7y ago>On the other end, of course, I have a friend who had to get treatment in Italy and was required to bring her own needles. This was in-patient surgery. Also, the nurse tried to re-use them and called her a "wasteful American" when she told her to get a clean one. Oww, come on, that is simply not true, in the last - say - 100 years in Italy (post WW1 emergencies). So, either your friend is very, very old, or she is making it up for the benefit of folklore. Until the '60's or maybe early '70's syringes and needles were not "use once and throwaway" but of course they were washed after every use and sterilized before a new use.
- covercash 7y agoMy experiences took place in hospitals in and around the Philadelphia area, certainly not low tier.