Younger children can be distracted with blowing bubbles or party blowers, reading a favourite book, playing with a musical toy or with the use of virtual reality glasses. Older children can choose what they wish to be distracted with: a hand-held video game, for example. Ask your child to try to imagine a pleasant experience. As your child focuses on something other than the pain, ask them to describe it using all their senses.
Your child can also pick an image that feels relaxing to them. You can also suggest other sensations such as sound, smell, taste and touch that go with the situation. You may suggest that as they breathe steadily in and out, they are blowing away the tension in their muscles.
Skip to main content. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Listen Focus. What are subcutaneous injections? More information. Getting your child to take needles Children take their cues from their parents. Who should give the injection? Preparing for the treatment. Injection sites and needle sizes The injection site depends on the age of your child.
Birth to 12 months For newborns and infants, inject medicine into the middle of the thigh where there is a lot of fatty tissue. Thigh injection site.
More information about the treatment. This can be a thick, plastic bottle or a sharps container with a lid. Check the date on the medicine bottle to make sure it has not expired. Giving a SC injection. What does it mean if there is bruising at the injection site? What would happen if an air bubble was accidentally injected into your child?
Helping your child. How to make injections less painful for your child Medicines Topical anaesthetic agents, such as EMLA, lidocaine, tetracaine can be applied to the site before giving the injection. Your pharmacist or nurse can tell you how long to apply these agents before your child's injection. Abencio Laverde Professional.
Is it dangerous to inject air subcutaneously? It is not harmful to inject an air bubbleunder the skin. However, if you are injecting air ratherthan medicine, your child may not be getting the full dose, whichmay mean they are not being properly treated.
Arslan Wischnewski Professional. Is an air embolism immediate? What is an air embolism? An air embolism ,or more accurately, a gas embolism , occurs when one or moregas bubbles enter a vein or artery.
This can block the passage ofblood, and it can be life-threatening. Depending on where theblockage occurs, symptoms and severity vary. Ventsislav Leidenberger Professional. Should a subcutaneous injection bleed? Bleeding at the Injection Site. Garuda Brunnig Explainer. Can you inject air into muscle? Injecting a small air bubble into the skin or a muscle is usually harmless. But it might mean you aren't getting the full dose of medicine, because the air takes up space in the syringe.
Jeneba Althen Explainer. How do you give a painless injection? To inject into your arm, use the top of a chair,the outside corner of two walls, or the edge of a door to push theloose flesh from the back of your arm to a forward position thatyou can easily see and reach with the needle.
Hold the syringelike a dart, with the thumb and first three fingers of either hand. Cordell Jipa Explainer. Why are air bubbles bad in a syringe?
It's true that a large amount of air injectedinto a vein could be dangerous. The problem with bubbles ina syringe is that they displace insulin, and if you have alarge number of bubbles , you aren't getting the amount ofinsulin you think you're getting.
Simply put: Air bubbles cause under-dosing. Basili Madduri Pundit. What happens if you hit a blood vessel while injecting? If blood is visible in the syringe when pulling the syringe plunger back towards you ,immediately remove the needle and press on the injection site to stop the bleeding. A broken blood vessel causesinternal bleeding within the muscle. Kacy Steinhardt Pundit. What should you do if air embolism is suspected? But it might mean you aren't getting the full dose of medicine, because the air takes up space in the syringe.
Here is what to do if you bend or break a needle while giving yourself a shot. Dispose of the needle in a safe way in a hard plastic, metal, or "sharps" container with a lid. If you can't remove the needle, or if a broken part of the needle didn't come out, you need medical attention. A doctor will help remove the needle. If you see blood in the syringe, it means you might have hit a blood vessel. This usually isn't harmful. If you see blood in the bottom of the syringe hub before you push in the plunger:.
To help prevent infection when giving yourself a shot, always wash your hands, clean the injection site, and keep your needles sterile. If you notice signs of infection, call your doctor. These signs include:. Your doctor or nurse will show you where you can inject your medicine. Keep track of where on your body you inject your medicine. You may want to note the site and the date on a diagram of your body.
Give your next shot in another area, or at least an inch away from your last shot. Bruising means you might have hit a small blood vessel. If you have a bruise, use other areas for your shots until the bruise heals. Many people don't like needles, but they learn to use them because it's important for their health. You can learn how to give yourself shots. See if someone at home can help you with your shot.
A nurse can also help you feel more comfortable giving yourself shots by helping you practice what you need to do. The nurse may show you how to practice on a firm fruit like an orange and can help you learn the best technique.
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