Abstract
At present, doctors and needles seem to go together. The needle signifies the power to heal through hurting and condenses the notions of active practitioner and passive patient. Like the hollow fangs of the snake, which curls around the staff of Aesculapius, the needle penetrates and perpetuates our power(1). However, in recent years there has been an increasing concern over the widespread misuse of injections(2). The alarming extent to which unnecessary and unsafe injections are administered has been studied extensively. Mathematical models have been created suggesting a large proportion of HBV, HCV and HIV infections might result annually from unsafe injections(3).
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