HOSA Pharmacy Science Equipment: Skill I

Class A prescription balance: Weighing pans

Used for weighing, dispensing or storing applications

Class A prescription balance: Graduate dial

prescription balance

To weigh the mass of different prescriptions

Compounding slab

Compound different substances together, usually ointments

Mortar

Bowl: vessel in which substances are ground or crushed with a pestle

Pestle

Stick: used crush, mash or grind materials in a mortar

Heat Gun

Often used to shrink bands onto vials

Hot plate

Used for fast heating

Crimper

Used to seal and close vials and other containers

Tablet mold

used to mold compounds into single tablets

Suppository Mold

used to mold suppository capsules

Cylindrical graduates

used to measure volumes of liquids

Conical Graduates

used to measure volumes of liquids; easier to clean

Pippettes

Long thin tubes made of glass and are used for measuring 1.5mL or less of liquids

Beakers

used to measure liquids or covered to store various liquids

Beaker tongs

Used to grab beakers when at an extreme temperature or when fumes are strong

Intravenous System: IV solution bag

fastest way to deliver medications and fluid replacement throughout the body, because the circulation carries them

Intravenous System: Injection port

where medicine or fluids other than those in the current IV bag can be injected so that they will infuse into the patient's vein through the IV tubing. The injection port on the actual IV bag is used if we want to mix some kind of medication with the fluid that is in the IV bag

Intravenous System: Drip chamber

inside this chamber we can see the fluid drip down from the bag into the IV tubing. This is where we measure the speed of a manual IV setup; we look at this chamber and count the number of drops we see per minute. The drip chamber must always be half full.

Intravenous System: Roller clamp

what we use to control the rate at which the IV fluid infuses

Intravenous System: Piggyback device

used to mix different iv bag contents

Pumps: infusion pump

infuses fluids, medication or nutrients into a patient's circulatory system. It is generally used intravenously, although subcutaneous, arterial and epidural infusions are occasionally used.

Pumps: Patient-controlled anesthesia

is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief

Fume hood

a ventilated enclosure in a chemistry laboratory, in which harmful volatile chemicals can be used or kept.

Leaded shields: Syringe shields

Used to cover syringe to avoid contamination/ injury

Vial sheild

is designed to aid in preparation of radiopharmaceuticals that require boiling

Components of hypodermic injection: Syringe

A medical device that is used to inject fluid into, or withdraw fluid from, the body. A medical syringe consists of a needle attached to a hollow cylinder that is fitted with a sliding plunger.

Components of hypodermic injection: Hub

The hub is at one end of the needle and is the part that attaches to the syringe

Components of hypodermic injection: Needle

They pierce the skin and inject substances into the bloodstream. They are also used to extract liquid such as blood from the body.

Components of hypodermic injection: Needle cover

Are used to cover needles to avoid contamination; avoid injury.

Syringes: Safety syringe

Safety syringes have a safety mechanism built into the syringe. The needle on a safety syringe can be detachable or permanently attached.

Syringes: Insulin Syringe

made specifically for self injections and have friendly features: shorter needles, as insulin injections are subcutaneous (under the skin) rather than intramuscular, finer gauge needles, for less pain, and. markings in insulin units to simplify drawing a measured dose of insulin.

Syringes: Tuberculin Syringe

are small syringes with fine needles that hold up to one half to one cubic centimeter of fluid, used to administer medication (antigen) under the skin and perform a tuberculosis test called PPD.

Syringes: Prefilled/ Single dose

is a disposable syringe that is supplied already loaded with the substance to be injected

Syringes: Bevel

the slanted portion of a needle tip that facilitates nontraumatic entry into a vein.

Ampules

a sealed glass capsule containing a liquid, especially a measured quantity ready for injecting

Autoclave

A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. The original autoclave was essentially a pressure cooker in which steam tightened the lid.

Individual Unit dose pack

a method of preparing medications in which individual doses of patient medications are prepared by the pharmacy and delivered in individual labeled packets to the patient's unit to be administered by the nurses on an ordered schedule.