Colégio-Curso Tamandaré advised students and visitors who underwent glucose tests during a science fair at Recreio II unit, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, to seek medical attention after detecting that the same lancet was used on up to three people. The incident happened Saturday morning, at a diabetes awareness booth.
According to the school, a student brought a lancing device and a box of lancets for the presentation, accompanied by her guardian. The instrument is used to obtain a drop of blood from the fingertip to measure blood glucose. The institution states that teachers and administration had determined, during a rehearsal, that each person should use their own lancet. However, during the presentation, the same lancet ended up being shared among up to three people.
In a communication to families, the school asked that anyone who had their finger pricked during the activity seek a health facility within 72 hours from the procedure. The alert aims to prevent possible infections or disease transmissions that may have occurred from sharing the instrument.
