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How To Give An Anticoagulant Shot - CIMS Hospital
please watch the entire video before
giving an anticoagulant shot this video
will teach you how to give yourself a
shot of anticoagulant medicine also
called a blood thinner blood thinners
help prevent clots from forming inside
your blood vessels before you begin you
will need alcohol wipes your prefilled
syringe of anticoagulant medicine and a
sharps box the main parts of the syringe
are the barrel containing the medicine
the plunger the needle cap and the
needle
select your injection site at least two
inches to the right or left of your
belly button or on either of your thighs
a caregiver may also use these
instructions to give you a shot on
either side of your back upper arms or
upper buttocks use a different injection
site each day to avoid swelling or
bruising
and take your shot at the same time each
day
be sure to follow your doctor's
instructions do not skip any doses do
not inject more medicine than prescribed
step 1
before you begin wash your hands with
soap and water and then dry them step 2
clean the skin over the injection site
by rubbing with an alcohol wipe in a
circular motion step 3 to open your
syringe peel the foil cover off the back
do not push the syringe through the foil
cover because it could damage the
syringe step 4
hold the syringe sideways by the barrel
then pull the needle cap straight off
without bending the needle there will be
an air bubble in the medicine do not
press the plunger to squirt the air
bubble out of the barrel step 5
with your free hand pinch and hold an
inch of skin at the injection site
insert the needle at a 90 degree angle
through your skin and into the fatty
tissue beneath it step 6
slowly press the plunger to deliver all
of the medicine including the air bubble
step 7
pull the needle straight out of your
skin
step 8 press down firmly on the plunger
to activate the safety guard which
covers the needle step 9
throw away the used syringe in your
sharps box call your doctor if you
notice increased bleeding or bruising
rash numbness or tingling especially in
your legs
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