The prick is a painful medical manipulation even for the adult. Children are often much more sensitive to pain. Nevertheless, if necessary the parent can carry out this procedure independently.
It is required to you
- - medicine;
- - syringe;
- - cotton wool;
- - alcohol.
Instruction
1. If it is about hypodermic or intramuscular introduction of medicine, the nonprofessional also can cope with it. But it is better for small children to refrain from independent intravenous pricks. The person who does not have experience of medical manipulations can pierce easily a vein through, having done pain and harm to the child. For such procedures it is better to visit the doctor or to call the nurse on the house.
2. Prepare necessary materials. Except medicine, buy the syringe. It is better to choose a product with the thinnest needle - so the prick will be less painful. Also you need cotton wool or cotton pads, alcohol for disinfecting and medical gloves. At introduction of medicine from an ampoule stock up also with the razor. It is useful if you do not manage to break off a tip from glass packing. It will be good if you manage to turn down any of relatives to help you.
3. Carefully wash up hands and put on medical gloves. Then gain the necessary amount of medicine in the syringe. At the same time, if you pierced a needle a rubber stopper, it is better to replace it. After filling of the syringe shake it and squeeze out a part of medicine. It is necessary in order that vials of air did not get to liquid at introduction.
4. Call the assistant who has to record the child in situation necessary to you. For intramuscular pricks this lying on a stomach. Choose the place for an injection and wipe it with cotton wool with alcohol. The injection in a buttock has to be given in the top external share. In this place, nerves and vessels which are especially dangerous for touching do not lie. Accurately enter a needle at right angle to a buttock. If the child is in the age of reason, try to distract it, for example, viewing the animated film.
5. After introduction of the syringe extend the syringe piston a little. if at the same time blood begins to come to medicine, so you got into an artery, and it is necessary to change the place of a prick. In the absence of blood enter medicine. Do it smoothly, at the same time the child should not will make sharp movements thanks to your assistant. After introduction of the necessary dose take out a needle and process a wound alcohol. You can apply to it vatu if you are afraid of bleeding. After a prick calm the child if he cries.