{"id":13543,"date":"2014-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/throwing-away-needles\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:20:38","slug":"throwing-away-needles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes\/diabetes-management\/throwing-away-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing Away Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"
The risk of infection (HIV \/ AIDS, hepatitis B or hepatitis C) by an accidental needle stick is low. It is still important to dispose of used syringes and needles safely.<\/p>\n

What is the SIRSAU?<\/h3>\n

Established in 2006 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec, the\u00a0syst\u00e8me int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration des seringues et des aiguilles usag\u00e9es<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0(SIRSAU)<\/em>\u00a0offers free yellow containers to people, including people with diabetes, using syringes, needles or lancets, at home, as part of a treatment.<\/p>\n

Where to get a \u201csharps\u201d container?<\/h3>\n

For people with diabetes, 1.4 L containers are available in some pharmacies, outpatient clinics and\u00a0diabetes education centers<\/a>. The\u00a05L\u00a0containers are no longer available through the\u00a0SIRSAU<\/em>\u00a0program. However, it is possible to buy them in some pharmacies. Public or private care homes must provide, at their expense, containers to their residents.<\/p>\n

Where to dispose of the containers when full?<\/h3>\n

CLSCs and pharmacies that have joined the program SIRSAU can take back the yellow containers when full.<\/p>\n

Is the container safe?<\/h3>\n

The container corresponds to Canadian standards. It allows the storage and safe transport of sharps like lancets or needles.\u00a0The new model has a temporary closure (gently press the cover – one click) and a permanent closure (press firmly on the lid – two clicks). These instructions are engraved in French and English on the container. Once a sharps object is placed inside, the temporary closure must always be on to prevent accidents.<\/p>\n

Where should the container be kept?<\/h3>\n

The container must be kept out of children’s reach, as is the case for medication.<\/p>\n

What to put in the container?<\/h3>\n

The yellow container is used only for sharps. It is therefore recommended for people with diabetes to place only lancets and needles (without the injection device) in the container.<\/p>\n

What to avoid putting in the container?<\/h3>\n

The syringe or\u00a0insulin\u00a0pen, the cartridge of insulin or the\u00a0insulin pump\u00a0infusion set, test strips and alcohol swabs can be thrown away with household waste because they are not sharp objects.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The risk of infection (HIV \/ AIDS, hepatitis B or hepatitis C) by an accidental needle stick is low. It is still important to dispose of used syringes and needles safely. What is the SIRSAU? Established in 2006 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec, the\u00a0syst\u00e8me int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration des seringues et…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20747,"parent":13377,"menu_order":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"12761,10235,5391,5346,194,12764","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13543","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29511,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13543\/revisions\/29511"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}