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The document outlines the administration of injections as a clinical procedure for delivering drugs into the body using a syringe and needle, detailing various routes such as intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intradermal. It also describes the necessary equipment, procedures for administering injections, parts of needles and syringes, and the reasons for choosing injections over oral medication. Proper technique and preparation are emphasized to ensure effective and safe drug delivery.

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Injection 075332

The document outlines the administration of injections as a clinical procedure for delivering drugs into the body using a syringe and needle, detailing various routes such as intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intradermal. It also describes the necessary equipment, procedures for administering injections, parts of needles and syringes, and the reasons for choosing injections over oral medication. Proper technique and preparation are emphasized to ensure effective and safe drug delivery.

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ADMINISTRATION OF INJECTION

This gives an insight into the administration of injection as a simple clinical procedure for
introducing drugs into to the body by the use of syringe and needle. It is usually done
manually by a medical practitioner in a hospital setting, nursing home/centre and health
units. The standard route for giving injection and technique to apply in the process involved
are as stated below:
ROUTES OF INJECTION
1. Intramuscular – injection through the muscles, at angle of 90 (degrees) deeply.
2. Intravenous – injection through the blood vein at angle of 25 (degrees)
3. Subcutaneous – injection through the sub cut layer at angle of 45 (degrees)
4. Intra Dermal - injection under the skin at angle of 10-15 (degrees)
SITES FOR INJECTION
1. Buttocks - upper outer quadrate.2. Thigh – upper outer muscle. 3. Vein-inside the vessel.
4. Arm –upper out muscle (Deltoid).
INJECTION TRAY
Before you start the procedure of injection, all the items needed should be assembled in a
tray or trolley and these should include:
1· Kidney dish with lid, containing sterile needle and syringes. And Drugs ( injection vials or
ampoules)
·2. Kidney dish for used swabs
3· Kidney dish with a pair of forceps
4· Galli pot with swabs
5. Galli pot with dry cotton wool
6· Mentholated spirit
PROCEDURES FOR INJECTION
These are steps you should follow in giving injection:
1· Explain procedure to the patient / client
2· Select and clean the site which can be the arm, thigh, buttock or vein
3· Read the label on the drugs for the expiry date before using it.
4· Use a syringe to draw drugs to the correct amount and expel the air bubbles
5· Insert the needle at an angle of 45 if its sub cut routes at angle 90 deeply into the muscle’s
intra muscular route.
6· Draw the plunger to make sure you are not in a blood vessel (artery or vein)
7· Insert your drug
8· Remove your needle and wipe the site with the swab.
9· for subcutaneous injection repeat the same procedure above except for intravenous
injection, then you do the following:
i- Pierce the skin obliquely until the needle has gone in about a half to one inch and blood
can be seen at the tip of the syringe
ii- draw blood a little and inject the prescribed drug
iii- apply puncture with little pressure to the site until bleeding stops.
PART OF NEEDLE
I-Hub Opening ii-Shaft of the needle iii-Bevel iv-Protective Cover.
PART OF SYRINGE
I- Plunger ii-Barrel iii-Needle Adapter.

TYPES OF SYRINGE
i. BCG syringe (0.05mls) and auto disables.
ii. 0.5mls syringe
iii.1ml
iv. 2mls syringe
v. 5mls, 10mls, 20mls and 30mls syringe.
TYPES OF NEEDLES
i. BCG needles ii. 23 gauge needles iii. 22 gauge needles iv. 21gauge needles
Reasons for injection
1. Some drugs cannot be taking orally.
2. Some do not work with hydrochloride acid in the stomach.
3. Injection works faster than oral drugs.
4. It can be given to an unconscious person as drugs.
5. You are sure that the patient has taken his or her drugs when you give injection.

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