Injections (week 3) lab

The 5 rs

right patient

right medication

right dosage

right route

right time

don’t forget to right in the medical records that the patient was administered the medication

don’t forget to right in the medical records that the patient was administered the medication

sharps, needles, syringes

serious hazards can cause physical trauma and bacterial contamination

types of sharps

needles, scalpel blade, microchip implanters, suture needles, other sharps

what to do after using needle

dispose of it

medical waste disposal system

to remove block simply dump it out on the table or directly in the trash

cc=

mL

syringe types

oral dosing (larger sized tips)

curved tapered tip

injection needles are universal

insulin needles are not in cc or mL what are they in?

units

Gauge for insulin

25

most common syringe size

3cc or 1cc

for a thicker drug use what gauge

22g or 25g for venipuncture

18g use what fluids

subcutaneous fluids

hypodermic needle

intravenous catheters

syringe tips

luer lock(twist n seal), and luer slip(slide n fit)

drugs can be given by

mouth, injection, topically, and transdermal

drug absorption

target tissue

size of needles

16g, 18g, 19g, 21g, 23g, 25g

insulin use what gauge

26g and up

slowest absorption to quickest

PO, SC or SQ, IM, IV

For vaccination what size needle and syringe

22g and syringe 3cc

ID- intradermal

administered within (not beneath) the skin

Intraperitoneal

administered into body cavity

no acronyms

spell it out

Subcutaneous injections technique

make a tent of the skin, always asparate, insert needle quickly, rotate injection sites, change the needles(sharp)

Intramuscular injection

insert needle perpendicular to the skin, always asparate, insert quickly, rotate injection sites

why be careful giving intramuscular injections

if you aren’t careful you can hit the sciatic nerve, quadrecepts femoris lowers chance and even greater reduction of risk is to use the lumber dorsal (epaxial)

uncap using two hands and recap how

with one by pushing it on another surface

taking the pain out of the injection =

making a better experience for your patient

why asparate

to see if there’s blood

muscle groups suitable for IM injections

1- lumber dorsal (epaxial)

2 quadriceps

3 hamstring

4 triceps (used rarely)

vaccination sites in cats

right front leg- feline viral rhinotracheitis, calico, and panleukopenia vacccine

right hind leg- rabies vaccination

left hind leg- feline leukemia vaccination

most common site for intramuscular injection

the hind limb usually placed in the quadriceps femoris or the hamstring groups of muscles