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Can A Person Survive With A Broken Needle In The Blood Stream?
Is it possible for someone who uses syringes (medically prescribed or drug misuse)to lose the needle into their body with out complications or even medical assistance? For and example, if injection was in fold of arm, needle detaches from syringe for whatever reason and disappears under skin or in veins, could one survive this foreign object or would it be life threatening? Aside from the obvious such as they would need to see healthcare immediately, if one chose not to what would body do?
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Can A Person Survive With A Broken Needle In The Blood Stream?
Hi, It is seen in psychiatry patients or who are having altered behaviour may insert needs and if the end is broken it may remain in body but rare. It may be seen in X-ray clearly or ultrasound. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu, Internal Medicine Specialist