Why do they use sterilised needles for death by lethal injection?

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John C	Same reason kamikaze pilots wear helmets and have enough fuel for the return trip. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jimbo_thedude	Because it's more humane than a sledge hammer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

candi k	ironic oh ppl are so mad Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chishru	i guess just cuz it's humane. just as death by lethal injection is humane. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

littlebitty06	yeah just in-case they get loose and stab you with it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

SST	If the prisoner got a stay after the IV was placed then the state would be liable for any harm to come of it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

paul s	well they don't want the person to get an infection do they Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

That guy you hate, for no reason	That's because of they don't sterilize the needle if they do an autopsy they can get sued because the victim didn't die of a lethal injection. But really i don't think they actually do lethal injections i think they just tell the person it is and they die on there own so they clean the needle to prove they had nothing to do with it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shewolf	LOL!!! I have often wondered the same thing!!! Crazy!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

whispernikki	so they cant be sued Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Blunt Honesty	Because it would probably be criticized as cruel and unusual. What are they going to do anyway? Save old needles to use for executions? Probably more of a hazard to the medical staff that way. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Steph j	how do you know they do? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

scafool	where are you going to purchase unsterilized needles, really. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

swot	so the accused doesnt sue them? av often wondered why they use sterilised needles myself. maybe its incase somebody else gets stabbed by the needle by accident, if the giver of the jab trips and falls for instance.... peace n love swot xxx Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fernmaid	good question! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Biker	It may have to deal with liability insurance incase the person lived through it. That way they could not come back and sue the state for a disease that may or may not have been from the needle. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

terrpic	I dare say the injection is administered by a medical person and it wouldn't be in the best interests of the condemned to give them a nasty infection. I expect the real answer is: where the hell do you get unsterilised needles, perhaps there is a marketing oppertunity to supply unsterilised needles especially for the execution market. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shariwharton	how do u know do u sterilise them? i should think they get any old needle Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Wink	Because they get the needles the same place every other hospital and doctor's office does. From a maker of sterile needles like B-D. Plus, the person administering the injection is vulnerable to whatever is on the needle before and after the injection. A sterile needle protects the user from infection before the skin of the inmate is punctured. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mclamb63	health reasons Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ec_sincity	Probably medical ethics . Also think of the possibility of this ...... An infected needle may harbour bacteria that affects how the administered drug works , and if this were to make a quick painless death into a slower painful death , surely that would be considered as torture. Dont forget that many human rights campaigners believe that murderers shouldnt have their lives taken away because that would make us as bad as them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

_kraygh_	They are still alive, so you must do things HUMANELY. Why not poke them in the eyes? Right? Who cares they're going to die!? See how horrid that sounds? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BNM	LOL. I guess so the person giving the injection doesnt get sick if there is something on the needle?? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bigbill4u	A.) Because they are sharper B.) Stop and think of what that would say about a physician that would even retain a use syringe. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ian :-)	They dont make special needles for death row, Im sure they are just ordered in a box, and taken from a distributers warehouse shelf, and the box next to them may go to your local hospital. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

flavor-flav	hey quess what i like you your my type of guy good question because the ****** is going to die anyway. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

larry2001t	This is actually a good question, however if you're smart enough to ask this quesiton then you're smart enough to answer it right? Consider that they use highly trained phelobotomist and doctors they are trained to do this, and they practice it every time- it shows professionalism, and their training Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sachet C	just in case... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cosaxteacher	To try to be humane and appease the non-death penalty people. Personally, I think we should go back to drawn and quartering the death row guys. In case you didn't know, drawn and quartered is where you tie a rope to each arm and leg of the condemned, then each rope is connected to a horse, and the 4 horses run in 4 different directions. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

medicine man	All neddles manufactured for injection are sterelized. All needles that have been used now have active safety devices, which means they are automatically covered when taken out of the arm. If not, the must still be disposed so as not to infect the person doing the sticking. Soooooo, since all the dirty ones are thrown away to protect DR.'s nurses. phlebotomists, labe techs and the like, and all new needles, which is your only option you have left, are sterile, this is why Lethal injections are given with sterile needles. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nicole E	The needle might get clogged up from a previous excicution - if your injecting into some1, that needle is going into the arm and could get cloged by skin cells therefore you wouldnt be able to administer the right dosage to the next person. Plus the people administering them might get infected too if pricked by one..... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No