Editing Syringe (section)

===Venom extraction syringes===
Venom extraction syringes are different from standard syringes, because they usually do not puncture the wound. The most common types have a plastic nozzle which is placed over the affected area, and then the syringe piston is pulled back, creating a vacuum that allegedly sucks out the venom. Attempts to treat snakebites in this way are specifically advised against, as they are ineffective and can cause additional injury.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Sean P.|last1=Bush MD|title=Snakebite Suction Devices Don't Remove Venom: They Just Suck|journal=[[Annals of Emergency Medicine]]|volume=43|issue=2|pages=187–188|date=February 2004|url=http://www.doctorross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bush-sp-snakebite-suction-devices-suck-emerg-med-clin-n-am.pdf|access-date=2014-12-24|doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.10.031|pmid=14747806|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517093243/http://www.doctorross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bush-sp-snakebite-suction-devices-suck-emerg-med-clin-n-am.pdf|archive-date=2013-05-17}}</ref>

Syringes of this type are sometimes used for extracting [[human botfly]] larvae from the skin.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Andrea K. |last=Boggild |author2=Jay S. Keystone |author3=Kevin C. Kain |title=Furuncular myiasis: a simple and rapid method for extraction of intact Dermatobia hominis larvae |journal=[[Clinical Infectious Diseases]] |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=336–338 |date=August 2002 |pmid=12115102 |doi=10.1086/341493 |doi-access= }}</ref>