Medical Hazards Found Lying Along KB Drain

Kuala Belait - Spent hypodermic needles, syringes or used bandages must be properly disposed of as they could pose a potential hazard to those who come in contact with it.

This, however, was not the cases in Kuala Belait where a large amount of used hypodermic needles and syringes of different gauges and sizes were found discarded along a drain in W-10, Jln Maulana.

Also found together with the dangerous items were blooded bandages, catheters and other used medical items.

Hypodermic needles can easily penetrate the skin and there is a high risk that outside contaminants can enter the bloodstream of any human.

It also poses a biological hazard to others as these hypodermic needles might be contaminated by diseases such as Hepatitis.

It is not known who is responsible for disposing such materials but the surrounding area has already been a dumping ground for other forms of garbage.

A passer-by told the Bulletin that the items have been there for several weeks now.

Queries to the hospital and medical centres in KB, however, have yielded no answers.

It is also believed that the syringes had been used to collect blood and also for inoculations.

Some of the syringes apparently still contained traces of blood. Passers-by and those going to the area are advised to be extra cautious of the large amount of hazardous material lying there.

Normally hypodermic needles must be disposed of carefully inside puncture proof containers. It is also standard procedure for the needles to be separated from the syringes, yet those found in the drain in KB were still seen attached together.

The relevant authorities must act fast to dispose the hazardous material safely as some of these hypodermic needles found there risk being collected by drug addicts for reuse. Children going to the beach might also come across these dangerous items by accident. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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