Why a syringe and not a vacutainer where there is less chance of being stuck with a needle. All the spraying of the bag and the blood tube and then the poor lab tech has to pop the top anyway to do a manual platelet or wbc count because the patient is neutropenic. Don’t get me started on urine and stool examinations.
First, the source is NPR. That’s 90 % of the problem, that explains the poor writing.
Because these are procedures that evolved in the field hospitals of West Africa by MSF. Their shortage of supplies is staggering and they’re making do with what they have.
I’m sure they’d love a store of fresh vacutainers and lots of other things.