Oh and on another the NHS are moving away from glass vials and plastic bottles being introduced.

I was at a VN conference at the weekend and got one of the snappy things free from a Dechra rep (with some buphenorphine info). Used it today, and it's great!

i agree it is a matter of confindence, luckily i've never cut myself on the vials- touch wood

oo really? I think its all a matter of confidence with snapping vials! When I first started, I had no problem with them for months, until inevitably one shattered and I know have a tiny scar on my index finger! Then after that they seemed to shatter a lot more frequently, like they knew I was scared of them!! We have only had the snappy thing for about a month and I feel confident using it, perhaps annoyingly so- "look,look...oo..oo..aaah! magic!"

Maybe it will turn on me in a few months time...

Not keen on the vial snappy things! Seen someone get a nasty cut off of one! Prefer to use bottom of tunic or a piece of hand towel

an animalcare rep popped into to see us not long ago, and I remember seeing an ampule breaker on a buprecare ad, so I asked her about it! She diasappeared, then came back with one for us! yay! they are ace! I'm just scared a veterinary will wander off with it, as I think they are quite expensive...  

IF you break it the right way, it should be fine. Though i always use the leaflet in the box, better to be safe than sorry!!

I've been to A&E twice with glass vial injuries!!!

Still have a scar on one of my fingers from my first one.

I hate them!!!

Hi,  The vial poppers are ace I ordered one last year following BVNA congress and have often wondered how my fingers survived before!! I would encourage ALL nusres to have one on them at work :-)

the bottom of your tunic is good for this... we've had some really tough little vails of vetergesic to try and open recently... little buggers!