>I agree with Karen Gromada about the importance of insisting on a consent >form when using used equipment. >c) incomplete and/or missing parts that cannot be replaced Kathy, if people insist on using used equipment, and have a kit with missing parts that is sterilized, there are spare parts available from at least one major pump company . I keep some of them, extra clean tubing, extra little gizmos, and I order these and charge the client for them, a small nominal fee. I always to recommend autoclaving before they use the USED equipment , ...my dentist nicely puts used kits in her dental equipment autoclave for 30 min, and then we keep one of these kits around and donate them if we get a distress call from a mother with no funds. Kahtleen ********************************************************** Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC Williston, Vermont USA [log in to unmask] Being Human is a task, not a fact..... **********************************************************************