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IM Injections

IM Injections. Optional, EMT, AEMT. The Six Rights of Drug Administration. Right Person Right Drug Right Dose Right Time Right Route Right Documentation. Needle Handling Precautions. Minimize the tasks performed in a moving ambulance.

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IM Injections

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  1. IM Injections Optional, EMT, AEMT

  2. The Six Rights of Drug Administration • Right Person • Right Drug • Right Dose • Right Time • Right Route • Right Documentation

  3. Needle Handling Precautions • Minimize the tasks performed ina moving ambulance. • Immediately dispose of usedsharps in a sharps container. • Recap needles only as a lastresort.

  4. Medication Administration and Documentation • Record all information concerning the patient and medication including: • Indication for drug administration • Dosage and route delivered • Patient response to the medication—both positive and negative

  5. Intramuscular Injection Sites • Deltoid • Dorsal gluteal • Vastus lateralis • Rectus femoris

  6. 90º Intramuscular Injection

  7. Intramuscular Injection Sites

  8. Prepare the equipment

  9. Check the medication

  10. Draw up the medication

  11. Prepare the site

  12. Insert the needle at a 90 angle

  13. Remove the needle and cover the puncture site

  14. Monitor the patient

  15. Summary • Six rights of drug administration. • Proper needle handling procedures. • Proper documentation of medications administered. • 4 IM injection sites. • Proper steps to perform an IM injection.

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