Thousands face infection risk after syringes reused at Alberta hospital
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
About 2,700 former patients of the hospital in High Prairie, Alta., may need to be tested for infection after officials discovered that syringes may have been used on multiple intravenous lines.
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