Today I had six stitches removed from my hand. At the end of the procedure the nurse was about to throw all the instrument used in the bin . When I queried this she informed me that all the surgical instruments used are now single use. These are high quality stainless steel instruments, what a tragic waste, I did manage to save the tweezers she used from the bin, but she only allowed that because the had my blood on them. Even if they could not be re-used for surgery, they should be re-cycled as they are made from high quality steel.
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