A dropper is not the most pleasant, but very useful procedure. Infusion therapy is used for various purposes. Most often it is used for treatment, but sometimes it can be useful and as a preventive agent. How to put the dropper correctly, many have no idea and believe that this information is not useful to them - there are doctors. But there are times when doctors do not have time to wait and you need to act very quickly.
How to put a dropper at home?
It is only at first glance that it may seem that there is nothing complicated in infusion therapy . And actually put a dropper so that after it the patient feels relieved and does not face complications, the first try will not work for anyone.
Let's consider how to manipulate:
- Preparation of the rack. In hospitals there are special adaptations. At home the rack can be made from improvised means. In extreme cases, the system can be hung on the handle of the sideboard or the corner of the door.
- Wash your hands thoroughly.
- Preparation of tools. For the procedure you will need a tourniquet, plaster, alcohol, cotton wool.
- Treat the antiseptic bag with the medicine.
- Connect the system to the medicine.
- Inspection of the system and the package. Before you put a dropper at home, you need to make sure that the medicine does not have any bubbles. To get rid of air, gently pour all the liquid to the end of the tube and clamp its end.
- Make sure that the dropper tube does not touch the floor. The system is sterile, if germs get on it, it will be impossible to use it.
- Examine your arm. This is necessary in order to find the most suitable place for the installation of the catheter.
- Bandaging with a tourniquet. The tourniquet should be tied just above the future puncture site. It should be at a convenient level, so that it can be easily removed later.
- Treat alcohol with the injection site. Wait for the skin to dry.
- Catheter installation. You already know where to put the dropper. Hold the catheter at an angle of 30-45 degrees to the vein. As soon as you hear the characteristic cotton at the puncture and see the blood, reduce the angle. Insert the catheter another millimeter into two and fix it. Remove the needle and remove the tourniquet.
- Connecting the tube to the catheter. Insert it until it is completely inside. The liquid must not leak through the joint. Squeeze the clamp on the dropper and take the medicine. Secure the tube with adhesive tape so that it does not fall out.
- Adjust the speed of the medication.
