How do I give injections to children and are there any complications?

Intramuscular injections (in common speech - injections) are often prescribed to small patients. The reasons can be very different: a strong fever or acute pain should be removed in minutes, not hours, you can not give a pill when you vomit, etc. Of course, you know best how to do injections to children, medical workers. Injections at home by the households are not the best way to treat a child. Each medical manipulation, accompanied by damage to the skin (which, of course, includes intramuscular injections), should be performed by a health professional and subject to strict conditions and rules.

Before you give injections to children, remember - any form of self-treatment is fraught with complications and troubles, especially with regard to self-prescribed nyxes. Community-acquired injection can easily lead to severe purulent inflammation (abscess). Whatever the condition of the child, always first of all ask for medical help. Only with the approval and permission of the doctor, mom or dad can do the injections themselves.

And yet modern parents need to know how to inject a shot intramuscularly to a child.

Preparation: cleanliness and calmness

First of all, one should remember about sterility, ideal purity. Also, the success of manipulation largely depends on the emotional background and complete tranquility. Do not under any circumstances do the procedure for preparing the syringe in front of the child!

Syringe, ampoule, cotton wool and a bottle of alcohol place on a clean table, preliminarily podsteliv new napkin (suitable for paper). Wash your hands thoroughly, dry it (preferably just in the air or with a fresh clean towel), even at home, it is better to use medical gloves, since it is necessary to do the injections in the strictest purity. Open the package with a syringe, put on the needle (without removing the protective case from it), put the syringe in the package and put it back on the table. The ampoule must be accurately sawed and broken, after which, having removed the case from the needle, draw the medicine into the syringe. Place the syringe with the needle vertically upwards and carefully gently press the piston to remove all air. Do not forget to prepare a cotton swab with alcohol.

Distract the child by playing

Many experienced parents will say: "We make injections to children during the game." Indeed, home injections can be turned into a "hospital for animals", inviting the baby himself to inject his toys (of course, not a real needle). Distract the baby, think up a reward for patience. And most importantly - do not scare children with injections, this pre-sets them up for fear and crying.

Do not panic! Making an injection

The buttock should be mentally divided into four equal squares: the prick must be made in the upper outer. This is extremely important, since if the needle gets into the inner areas - you can easily damage the sciatic nerve. Set the place several times well wipe with alcohol. One quick and confident movement, enter the needle. Slow piercing is extremely painful. Then smoothly, slowly enter the medicine. Usually, closer to the end of the injection, the pain intensifies, as the medicine stretches the muscles. Unfortunately, many medications (especially antibiotics) are extremely painful in themselves. At the end, press the injection site with alcohol impregnated cotton and quickly remove the needle. Leave the cotton for 1-2 minutes. You can gently massage the injection site or attach a heating pad (previously wearing underwear). If severe swelling and redness appear at the injection site, and the child complains of severe permanent pain, you should see a doctor.

If you are in doubt about how to give injections to children correctly and safely, ask your health care provider for help.