Intramuscular injections (in common parlance - injections) often prescribed little patients.The reasons may be very different: high fever or severe pain should be removed in minutes rather than hours, you can not give a tablet with vomiting and so on. D. Of course, it is best to know how to give injections to children, health care workers.Injections at home hands households - is not the best way to treat a child.Each medical procedures, accompanied by damage to the skin (which, of course, apply intramuscular injections) should be performed paramedic and under strict conditions and regulations.
Before injections to children, remember - any form of self-medication can lead to problems and troubles, especially the appointment of the independent injections.Community-acquired injection can easily lead to severe purulent inflammation (abscess).Whatever the condition of the child is always the first thing seek medical attention.Only with the approval and permission of a doctor mom or dad can do injections.
Yet today's parents need to know how to make a shot intramuscularly child.
Preparation: clean and calm
first thing to remember about sterility, cleanliness.Also, the success of the manipulation in many ways depends on the emotional background and complete peace of mind.In no case do not puncture procedure for the preparation of the syringe in front of the child!
syringe, ampoule, cotton wool and place the bottle of alcohol on a clean bench, after having spread a new cloth (suit ordinary paper).Wash hands, dry (preferably in air, or simply a new clean towel), even at home is better to use medical gloves, as children have to do injections in the strictest cleanliness.Open the package with the syringe, put the needle (without removing it from the protective case), insert the syringe into the package and put it back on the table.The vial should gently nadpilit dislocate and then, removing the sheath from the needle, dial medication into the syringe.Put the syringe needle straight up and neat smooth pressing on the plunger, remove the air.Do not forget to prepare a cotton swab with alcohol.
Distract the child's game
Many experienced parents say: "We are in the game to give injections to children."Indeed, domestic injection can be turned into "a hospital for animals", offering child to make his toys shots (of course, this is not a needle).Distract your baby, think it a reward for patience.And most importantly - do not frighten the children injections, it is pre-configures them to fear and crying.
not panic!Injections
buttocks should be mentally divided into four equal squares: a shot to do in the upper outer.This is extremely important, because if the needle falls in the internal areas - can easily be damaged sciatic nerve.Target site several times a good rubbing alcohol.One quick and firm motion insert the needle.Piercing painfully slow.Then slowly, slowly enter the medicine.Usually towards the end of the introduction of the pain increases as the drug it stretches the muscles.Unfortunately, many drugs (especially antibiotics) are extremely painful in and of themselves.At the end press the injection site prospirtovannoy wool and quickly remove the needle.Leave the cotton for 1-2 minutes.You can gently massage the injection site, or make a heating pad (pre-wearing underwear).If there are strong injection site swelling and redness, and the child complains of severe constant pain, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
If you are unsure how to do injections children correctly and safely, contact your health care providers.
