Hypodermic+Needle

= Overview = ====The hypodermic needle is the most common ways to distribute a 'living' vaccine or virus. All it takes it a quick three second pinch and you are shielded from harms way. This hallow needle with a diagonally cut tip allows the needle to puncture the skin cleanly and quickly. The pointed tip allows a direct flow of the insulin into the blood vessel. Also another large factor for the hypodermic head is a extreme decrease in the risk of infection from an open wound.====

====The hallow tube up the middle of the hypodermic needle was created for many productive uses. besides the delivery of vaccinations, it is able to draw blood, provide as an IV, inject fluids and run hundreds of different tests ([|Wikipedia]).====

= History =

Bifurcated Needle


====The bifurcated needle was one of the first different ways of administering a vaccine, meaning that it was a slightly longer and more painful process rather then our modern needle. This needle is about a 3 inch piece of metal with two prongs on the end allowing the partially frozen smallpox formula to be held between the two prongs.To distribute this vaccination, the needle is dipped into the smallpox liquid and then the patient is poked a maximum of fifteen times to create a small circle to make sure the vaccine was distributes. Although this procedure was more painful and complicated, it was still as effective as today's basic immunizations.====

= Other =

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N.d. Photograph. Bifurcated Needle. Wikipedia, Aug. 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

N.d. Photograph. Hypodermic Needle. Wikipedia, Aug. 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

1859. Photograph. Historical Medical Library, New York. History of Vaccines Blog. By Robert D. Hicks, Ph.D. Aug. 2010. Web. 20 Nov.