like this help to forge that, future.” Chris’s


winning


■A R E V O L U T IO N A R Y : rethink of the traditional;


• n e ed le an d sy r in g e ih a s ; : earned a top design award for a R ib b le Valley.'stu-


, dent. ; Chris. Holden" (2 1 ) , of' Grindletoh, is a.third year


: design student at Northum-v bria University and has-won' the ;pr es t igiou s n a t io n a l ' award for medical design by; completely, redesigning the conventional syringed ' - "


1BINITY SPECIAL


■- The NPSA (National -P a t ien t Safety,;,Agency) Award comipfises a £3,000 cash prize and a three-month : internship a t NCR financial


; solut ion s, worth £4,000, - from the; RSA (Royal Soci- 1 ety for the encouragement of -


■


; Arts, Manufactures and - Commerce).' ,, ..Chris, who. attended


iiCrindleton Primary School • then Ermysteds Grammar Schoql);iriRkiptdh;com-


■


SCOUTS CELEBRATE FUTURE IN SIYLE;


t mented: “I t ’s an incredible Ronour wirinirig this award, -


' especially, one as prestigious ■ as the RSA; It seems that all.


, the hard work has jpaid off! , ■ ..'.‘‘After,being shortlisted-!' ■ had to travel to London for;-


CHRIS’S winning design ( s ) .


■ an interview.-with the judges, ■who were all professionals and experts in their field, so whenT got the letter saying th a t I had won i t was an amazing feeling. ’ f “Lhave just patented the


;idea;arid will be working withNorthuihbria.Uniyersi-


:ty to develop the'product 'over the hextyear so we can hopefully get this into pro­ duction.; My.hope for the


. future . is that::Irbecorae respected and recognised for ithe work ! do and awards


“MediDome” design rede-


, fines the idea of. the injec- tion. It aims to eliminate


‘ needle stick injuries and the.; yfear of needleaahd injec- , ■:tions, simplify the. process ■


-. and speed up. patient treat-, ment; .


■.. .... •-'•


: It is specifically designed ; ' to appear, softer, friendlier and less threatening than ■ traditional needle syringes and features a unique tester


:; to ensure that a vein has h o t , - been ruptured during intra­ muscular or subcutaneous, injection.


, , Fir st a s^ r i le cover is '


renio'ved to expose adhesive, anesthetic and antiseptic wings," which "stick the MediDome to the required ' ■ area fqrinjectibn. Then it is '


• a simple niatter of g en t ly ' pressing down bh the dome , until the-injection is com­ plete.-


- The single use mechanism


- can never be used twice, so-i syringes cannot be shared; ■ arid viruses such as HIV or


, ■ blood-borne diseases cannot ■ ■■■■be passed on. ' ,


. . D r iv e r ’s lu c k y escape


THE driver of this'Castle Cement lorry was lucky to escape serious injury when it overturned on the A59 at Blubberhouses, between Skipton; and Harrogate, early oh Monday morning. ■ No other . vehicle was involved in the accident, which was reported to police at ^15 a.m. Ac^^^^


. ing to a pblice spokesmarif the driver was badly shaken but otherwise unhurt. The’ road was closed frbmlO p.ni. on Monday, to,5 a.'m.,the.- next morning for recovery of the crashed lorry Clitheroe Advertiser reader Richard Brunnirig


took this'picture on his way home from work on Monday evening, (s)


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