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Whomever drew that syringe has no business practicing medicine. Look at all that air. That would kill someone.
Jesus, I wasn't thinking about that until you pointed it out but you're right. If I wasn't such a memory-hoarding dorkbrain I wouldn't have even realized why you're right without knowing what it's called to google it.
Yes, I don't know what it's called, but if you ever have to give someone allergy/heart attack/diabetes medication by injection, make sure the damn syringe is empty (pushed down entirely) until after the tip is submerged in the medicine because air bubbles in your blood will cause your heart to stop or something. It's really that important, and this is why doctors get paid the big bucks.
One of the few medical things you see on TV that's a good idea, that pointing the needle upward and squeezing until a bit of fluid has spurted out, to make sure and get the air bubbles out.