Great injections info - pdf file (zipped)

[Jay_Abbays]

Found this file on one of the med education sites.

Great info with pictures and tips on injection. (including z-track injections)

Worth reading even for experienced people.


Jay

[Jay_Abbays]

Here's some more injection info (basics):


Injection Procedure:
Injecting oil based steroids ( deca durabolin, masteron, primobolan, sustanon, testosterone enathate ) is done with intramuscular needle (1.5 inches long).

Water based steroids ( testosterone suspension and winstrol depot ) are injection with smaller and shorter subskin needle ( 0.5 inch long ). What to look for before injecting?:
1. Expiration dates :
- Check the expiry dates of every product.
2. Product :
- Make sure that the vial or ampoule contains the right drug in the right strength.
3. Sterility :
- During the whole preparation procedure, material should be kept sterile.
- Wash your hands before starting to prepare the injection.
- Disinfect the skin over the injection site.
4. Bubbles :
- Make sure that there are no air bubbles left in the syringe.
5. Sterility again :
- Once the protective cover of the needle is removed extra care is needed.
- Do not touch anything with the unprotected needle.
- Once the injection has been given take care not to prick yourself or somebody else.
6. Waste :
- Make sure that contaminated waste is disposed of safely.
7. Materials needed :
- Vial with required liquid or solution,
- syringe of the appropriate size,
- needle of right size (im, sc, or iv) on syringe,
- disinfectant, gauge.


Materials needed:
Syringe of appropriate size, needle of required size, ampoule with required drug or solution, gauge.

[Jay_Abbays]

Step by step for ampoules:


1. Wash your hands.
2. Put the needle on the syringe.
3. Remove the liquid from the neck of the ampoule by flicking it or swinging it fast in a downward spiraling movement.
4. File around the neck of the ampoule.
5. Protect your fingers with gauge if ampoule is made of glass.
6. Carefully break off the top of the ampoule (for a plastic ampoule twist the top).
7. Aspirate the fluid from the ampoule (with a 1.2mm needle).
8. Remove any air from the syringe.
9. Clean up; dispose of working needle safely; wash your hands.
10. Materials needed:
Syringe with the drug to be administered (without air), needle (Gauge 22, long and medium thickness; on syringe), liquid disinfectant, cotton wool, adhesive tape.

To file the ampoule you can use a simple triangle file. This file is used for shaping, deburring any metal, plastic, wood and glass, sharpen knives, fishing hooks, tools and dies, enlarging openings, shaping and fitting parts,

Used by instrument makers, jewelers, watchmakers, model ship builders or model railroaders etc...

A 6 pcs set wil cost you about 3-6 USD from any tools store or supermarket.

[Jay_Abbays]

Step by step for vials :


1. Wash your hands.
2. Disinfect the top of the vial.
3. Use a syringe with a volume of twice the required amount of liquid or solution and add the needle (with a 1.2 mm needle).
4. Suck up as much air as the amount of solution needed to aspirate.
5. Insert needle into (top of) vial and turn upside down.
6. Pump air into vial (creating pressure).
7. Aspirate the required amount of solution and 0.1 ml extra. Make sure the tip of the needle is below the fluid surface.
8. Pull the needle out of the vial.
9. Remove possible air from the syringe.
10. Clean up; dispose of waste safely; wash your hands.

[Jay_Abbays]

Injecting - step by step:


1. Wash your hands.
2. Reassure yourself / patient's for procedure.
3. Uncover the area to be injected (lateral upper quadrant major gluteal muscle, lateral side of upper leg, deltoid muscle).
4. Disinfect the skin.
5. Relax the muscle (you may spank on it a couple times before injecting so you won't feel the needle).
6. Insert the (0.8 mm) needle swiftly at an angle of 90 degrees (watch depth!).
7. Aspirate briefly; if blood appears, withdraw needle and start again from point 4.
8. Inject slowly (less painful) but not too slowly.
9. Withdraw needle swiftly.
10. Press sterile cotton wool onto the opening. Fix with adhesive tape.
11. Check yourself / patient's reaction and give additional reassurance, if necessary.
12. Clean up; dispose of waste safely; wash your hands.

It might sound complicated but in reality it is really simple.

[LOCO]

awesome great post.. can one of the mods make this a sticky?

[Got Gear?]

Great post, yes let's make it a sticky.

edit: Crap, don't have mod access in this forum. I'll talk to geared.

[Jay_Abbays]

Oh, cool - if you make it a sticky I'll add some more useful info to this thread

[Jay_Abbays]

Use a new needle every time you inject.

[Jay_Abbays]

Here's a link - find out if pins are legal in your state.

Good summary

http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/phrhcs/otc.htm