I was away for a while due to my busy schedule with college and internship but now I'm back!
In nursing pills I would like to bring new things that I have learned that might be useful to someone.
Today we are going to talk about injections and in particular intramuscular injections.
As usual it is always best to seek professional help in these situations, however it is not always possible so here are some tips and general guidelines.
As the name suggests with intramuscular injections you want to inject the drug into the muscle tissue to have a fairly rapid absorption due to the fact that the muscles are irrigated by many blood vessels.
This administration is implemented in the following cases:
The different sites of administration are identified through the anatomical points but before going into detail, it should be specified that:
The possible sites of administration are
Syringe: 5 ml
Adults with well-developed muscles can tolerate an average of 3 mL of medication in a large muscle without particular muscle pain. In any case you should never go over 4-5ml which is the maximum injectable dose.
Needle: 22 to 25 Gauge
Gauge is the unit of measure used for the width of the needle and is inversely proportional: a 25G needle will be thinner than a 22G one.
it is important to take the medication with a needle and then change it and use a new one for the injection.
Disinfectant
Gauze also to open the vials (be careful to check that no pieces of glass have ended up in the liquid)
Drugs
Wash hands
Identify the area to be pricked
Disinfect
Traction the skin to perform what is called a "z technique". Once you remove the needle and release the skin it creates a z-shape that blocks the reflux of the drug into the upper tissues.
Insert the needle firmly at a 90° angle.
If a site other than the ventrogluteal area is chosen, it is appropriate to perform the lesser maneuver to ensure that the needle has not been inserted into a blood vessel. Once the needle is inserted, gently aspirate for a few seconds: if blood is refusing into the syringe then remove it and choose another injection site, otherwise you can proceed.
Slowly inject the drug
Quickly remove the needle and release the skin
Apply gentle pressure with gauze, do not massage
Thank you for reading my article! I hope you enjoyed it! 🌈 😊
On the next post I would like to talk about subcutaneous injections that are a very common way of self-administration, see you next time!!
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Sono mancata per un po' di tempo a causa dei mille impegni con l'università e il tirocinio ma ora sono tornata.
In nursing pills vorrei portare nuove tecniche o informazioni che ho appreso e che potrebbero essere utili a qualcuno.
Oggi parleremo delle iniezioni ed in particolare le iniezioni intramuscolo.
Come al solito è sempre meglio rivolgersi ad un professionista in queste situazioni, tuttavia non è sempre possibile quindi ecco alcuni consigli e le linee guida generali.
Come suggerisce il nome con le intramuscolo si vuole iniettare il farmaco nel tessuto muscolare per avere un assorbimento abbastanza rapido grazie al fatto che i muscoli sono irrorati da molti vasi sanguigni.
Questa somministrazione si attua nei seguenti casi:
Le diverse sedi di somministrazione vengono individuate attraverso i punti anatomici ma prima di andare nel dettaglio c'è da specificare che:
Le possibili sedi di somministrazione sono
Grazie per aver letto il mio articolo! Spero che vi sia piaciuto!🌈😊
Nel prossimo post vorrei parlare invece delle iniezioni sottocute che sono una delle modalità più diffusa di autosomministrazione, alla prossima!!
Source Nurse24
Source healthy thewom
Source infermieriitalia
Reference book