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Daniel J. Lin, MD; Mirwat S. Sami, MD; John R. Burroughs, MD; Charles N. S. Soparker, MD, PhD; James R. Patrinely, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006;8(6):436.

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We wish to remind readers of the importance of using needle-locking syringes when administering local anesthetic near the eye. Although some may believe that this practice is already pervasive, we have encountered 6 cases of globe-penetrating needle expulsion from nonlocking syringes in patients referred to our oculoplastic practice within just the last decade. Of even more concern is an additional case resulting from an improperly seated locking needle. Clearly, correctly connected locking needles provide the most safety, but just as a gun should always be treated as though it were loaded and ready to fire, perhaps needled syringes should also be viewed in a similar fashion and general precautions routinely taken.

We make the following recommendations, on the basis of physical laws of fluid dynamics, friction, and applied . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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