Summary the article about Gruesome accident prompts call to find alternative to needles in chemistry labs


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Summary the article about Gruesome accident prompts call to find alternative to needles in chemistry labs

After a horrific accident involving the routine transfer of a solvent, a French researcher has been raising awareness about the danger of sharp needles in the lab. He is now calling for alternatives to needles to be developed for the transfer of solvents or reagents to make labs safer.1. He emptied a syringe containing dichloromethane (DCM) into a flask, but then accidentally pricked his finger with it. Vidal estimates about two drops, or less than 100μl of DCM, was left in the needle and that this entered the finger. A series of graphic photographs show what happened next – the journal article is accompanied by a warning that some may find the images (reproduced below) disturbing. Following the needlestick injury, it took around 15 minutes for a purple discoloration to spread over Nicolas’ finger. Nicolas required an emergency operation to save his finger. The surgeon later recounted that he had never seen such an injury in his 25 years in an emergency hospital department. DCM is one of the most common organic solvents used in synthetic chemistry labs. Vidal believes that these cases show that the MSDS documents should be amended to contain information relating to injections. The student’s finger at various stages after the accidental injection of a small amount of dichloromethane. Left to right, 10–15 minutes after the injury, then 2 hours, 24 hours (after surgery), 2 days, 5 days, and 1 year later (both bottom images). Given the lack of information on the injection of DCM, Vidal wants this story to be told far and wide. And the feedback has been positive. Vidal would also like the scientific community and chemical suppliers to develop safer protocols and alternative equipment for routine procedures such as chemical transfer. One idea is to use ‘flat-ended needles to avoid puncture wounds. Alaine Martin, health and safety manager at Strathclyde University’s department of chemistry, says she has never seen anything like this accident.

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