My husband was sent home with Bicillin injections that I am suppose to give to him.
I have done some research and that has me very nervouse!
We did the first injection yesterday. When I pulled back on the shot, to make sure there was no blood, the medicine did not move back in the syringe.
How am I suppose to see if there is blood if the medicine doesnt move back?
I wanted to pull the needle out but my husband just pushed the meds in him. This made me very nervouse and angry with him.
I hope I am making sense! If anyone that has done these, could help me. Please!
Posted by Milagro (Member # 37023) on :
Bicillin is really thick. Like Elmers glue.
If the medicine doesn't move back there is no blood. If you had hit a vessel, you would have gotten blood.
Make sure you leave the syringe out of the fridge for about 20 minutes to warm it up. Flows easier when it's warm.
Really the most important thing is that you hit the upper outer quadrant of the butt cheek and go straight in, don't angle it towards the center.
You just don't want to hit a nerve. Oh, hit the needle in hard and fast, but inject the medicine nice and slow. Like a few minutes. This stuff can really hurt if you go too fast.
Best of luck to you. It's a really effective drug.
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
You are getting the prefilled Bicillin LA syringes, correct?
All you are supposed to do to prepare them is put the needle on before injection.
It also helps to hold the syringe for a few minutes to warm it to body temperature. Otherwise the medicine will be very cold and thick. If it is warm it will flow a little easier. It is still thick like wood glue.
The syringes are prefilled with a small air bubble in them so that when you aspirate you will be able to see if there is a flash back of blood. You do not need to see the medicine move in the syringe. The medicine is too thick, it will probably not move for you.
So insert the needle as you have been shown by your nurse, aspirate by pulling back on the plunger, look for the blood flashback, if there is any blood you will see it in the tip of the needle and in the tip of the syringe. If this happens, pull the syringe out and start over with a new needle in a different site. You should not see blood and you probably never will so this is great, go ahead with your injection.
Remember to rotate your sites use dorso gluteal (upper butt area) and ventro gluteal sites (side upper hip area) so that he doesn't get lumps and scar tissue build up. Google and print out pictures to help you with reference. Ask your nurse or doctor if you have trouble finding the right spots.
Take care. Hope this helps clear up any confusion Posted by willo7 (Member # 24263) on :
Thank you! Yes, it is the prefilled syringes.
I dont really see a air bubble in them. I knew it was suppose to have the air bubble, but I dont see it.
Thank you for the help. We never let it warm up. we were never told that. Will do.
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