How to Give an Injection 543
How to prepare a syringe for injection
Before preparing a syringe, wash your hands with soap and water. If the
syringe is reusable, start with step 1. If you have a disposable syringe, open the
package carefully and start with step 2.
1. Follow the instructions
for disinfecting syringes
on page 528.
2. Put the needle and syringe together,
touching only the base of the needle
and the end of the plunger.
Do not touch here...
plunger
measuring
lines
...or here.
needle
base
needle
6. Rub the rubber
top of the
medicine bottle
with a clean
cloth or cotton
that is wet
with alcohol or
boiled water.
7. Inject the distilled water
into the bottle with the
powdered medicine.
But you can
touch here... and here.
3. Some medicines come ready
to use. If you have this kind of
medicine, follow steps 4, 5, and 10.
If the medicine needs to be mixed
with distilled water, follow steps 4
through 10.
8. Shake until the
medicine mixes
completely with
the water.
9. Fill the syringe again.
4. Clean the
glass container
(ampule) of
medicine or
distilled water.
Then break off
the top.
5. Fill the syringe.
Be careful that
the needle
does not touch
the outside of
the ampule.
10. Remove all air from
the syringe. To
do this, hold the
syringe with the
needle upright and
tap it lightly here
to make any air
bubbles rise to the
top. Then slowly
push a little on the
plunger until all
the air comes out
through the needle.
Be very careful not to touch the needle with anything—not even the cloth or
cotton that is wet with alcohol. If the needle touches anything, boil it again.
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