”We wash and reuse needles”... Shocking revelation from dermatologist in South Korea

It has been revealed that a hospital in Ulsan was routinely engaging in illegal activities such as using expired medicines and reusing injection needles.
Staff at the hospital who claim to work at the hospital told JTBC's "Incident Team Leader" on the 26th that they "used the needles until they were no longer usable."
According to reports, staff at Hospital A washed used needles with toothbrushes in the sink, soaked them in disinfectant solution, let them dry, and then put them back in the bag for storage.
The staff member who recorded this process said, "The rule is to discard needles once they have entered the body," but "(at Hospital A) they wash all of those things.
When asked how many times he reused the needles, the staff member said, "I used them until they were no longer usable," and added, "Needles are almost never damaged, so I just left them as they were."
"I've seen them use it for up to eight months," he said. Hospital A denied the allegations, saying, "It is impossible to reuse disposable needles." And, "One staff member at the hospital
"There were a lot of problems at the hospital," he said, claiming that "disgruntled staff members were taking videos and providing false information." One staff member claimed that the hospital used expired medicines.
He added, "Instead of disposing of the remaining drugs, he hid them in the refrigerator in the director's room and injected the remaining drugs into another patient when he arrived."
The public health center that investigated Hospital A said, "There are expired medicines and medical equipment stored on-site.
"However, the reuse of needles is an area that requires further investigation and consideration," he said.
In one case, 60 patients who had received the injection contracted hepatitis C. Reusing needles is a special case because of the risk of HIV (AIDS virus), hepatitis B and C, and tetanus.
It is important to be careful. Article 4, paragraph 6 of the Medical Care Act stipulates that "medical personnel may not reuse disposable medical equipment after using it once." If a doctor or other medical personnel violates this provision,
, they will be suspended for six months, and if this act causes serious harm to a patient, their license may be revoked.