Table of Contents
- 1 How can I learn to inject?
- 2 What are three ways to inject medication into a person?
- 3 How can I make injection at home?
- 4 Where can I give myself an intramuscular injection?
- 5 How do you give yourself an IV shot?
- 6 Where is intravenous injection given?
- 7 What drug should never be given IV push?
- 8 Where can I give myself an intramuscular (IM) injection?
- 9 How do you administer medication to a patient?
- 10 What is the correct area to give an injection?
How can I learn to inject?
Follow these steps for a safe intramuscular injection:
- 1) Wash your hands.
- 2) Gather all needed supplies.
- 3) Locate injection site.
- 4) Clean injection site.
- 5) Prepare syringe with medication.
- 6) Self-injection with a syringe.
- 7) Inject the medication.
- 8) Remove the needle.
What are three ways to inject medication into a person?
Injection routes
- Subcutaneous (under the skin)
- Intramuscular (in a muscle)
- Intravenous (in a vein)
- Intrathecal (around the spinal cord)
What injection is the fastest way to supply medicine or fluids to the body?
The intravenous route is the fastest way to deliver medications and fluid replacement throughout the body as they are introduced directly into the circulatory system and thus quickly distributed.
How can I make injection at home?
Remove the needle cover from the syringe by pulling it straight off. Lay the cover on a flat surface. Draw air into the syringe by pulling back on the plunger to the amount of medication to be given. Insert the needle into the rubber stopper of the bottle and push air into the bottle by pushing the plunger.
Where can I give myself an intramuscular injection?
Where to inject The easiest site when self-administering an IM injection is the middle third of the vastus lateralis muscle of the thigh. Other options include the deltoid muscle of the upper arm and the dorsogluteal site on the bottom.
Where do you give intravenous injections?
With standard IV administration, a needle is usually inserted into a vein in your wrist, elbow, or the back of your hand. The catheter is then pushed over the needle. The needle is removed, and the catheter remains in your vein. All IV catheters are typically given in a hospital or clinic.
How do you give yourself an IV shot?
Insert the needle into your vein with the needle bevel (opening) facing up, at a 15 to 35 degree angle, and always in the direction of the heart. The more perpendicular the needle is to the injection site, the greater chance you have of sticking the needle through the vein instead of into it.
Where is intravenous injection given?
Some medications must be given by an intravenous (IV) injection or infusion. This means they’re sent directly into your vein using a needle or tube. In fact, the term “intravenous” means “into the vein.” With IV administration, a thin plastic tube called an IV catheter is inserted into your vein.
Can you give IM injection by IV?
The intramuscular route is used where effects are desired over a longer period of time than can be expected after intravenous injection, for drugs that are too irritant to be given subcutaneously, or for oily solutions, which cannot be given intravenously.
What drug should never be given IV push?
The most common medications not provided in ready-to-administer syringes include: Antiemetics Antibiotics with short stability Metoprolol Antipsychotics Opioids Furosemide Benzodiazepines Pantoprazole These medications are available in a prefilled syringe, however supply has been limited.
Where can I give myself an intramuscular (IM) injection?
There are four sites you can use to give yourself an intramuscular injection. The best locations for an IM injection are your upper arms, thighs, hips, and buttocks. These sites have large, easy to locate muscles and a little fatty tissue covering them. Your deltoid muscle is located in your upper arm, just below your shoulder.
What size needle do you use for intramuscular injections?
Administering Intramuscular Injections Equipment: Needles:Commonly range in size from 27 gauge to 16 gauge (how big around the needle is) and from 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long. Selecting the gaugeis based on how thick the medication is and the injection site (eg. muscle versus subcutaneous tissue).
How do you administer medication to a patient?
Wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Reassure the patient and explain how the procedure will unfold. Specify the location of the injection you are giving, and describe how the medication will feel once injected if the patient does not already know. Some medications can be initially painful or sting upon injection. [4]
What is the correct area to give an injection?
The correct area to give an injection is in the center of the triangle, 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) below the acromion process. This site should not be used if the person is very thin or the muscle is very small. Dorsogluteal Muscle (Buttocks): Expose one side of the buttocks.