A little girl is undergoing blood work after accidentally pricking her finger with a discarded syringe.

A Kingston Police news release states the little girl and her family were at McBurney Park on Thursday afternoon when she found the syringe on the ground. When she picked it up, she accidentally pricked herself. When her parents attended to her, they found multiple needles under a tree that children normally occupy.

The girl was taken to hospital for treatment and will continue with blood work to ensure she is not infected.

The release says that while contracting communicable diseases from a needle stick are low, parents are recommended to have discussions with their children about not picking up discarded syringes and to report their location to an adult immediately.

Adults are asked to report the needles to the Kingston Street Health Centre at 613-549-1440 so they can be collected.