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1. To speed up the process of drug absorption and get the drug effect quickly
2. To avoid tissue damage
3. To include larger amounts of the drug
4. To get the vaccine into the body

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Safety box (container to discard the used needles and syringe)

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1) Wash your hands

Wash your hands with soap and warm water to prevent potential infection. Be sure to thoroughly scrub between fingers, on the backs of hands, and under fingernails. After that wear gloves

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2) Gather all needed supplies

Assemble the following supplies:

needle and syringe with medication

alcohol pads

gauze

kidney dish or emesis basin

gloves

instrument tub

Safety box (container to discard the used needles and syringe)

bandages

injection medicine

sterile instrument box

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3) Locate injection site

To isolate the muscle and target where you’ll place the injection, spread the skin at the injection site between two fingers. The person receiving the injection should get into a position that’s comfortable, provides easy access to the location, and keeps the muscles relaxed.

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4) Clean injection site

Clean the site selected for injection with an alcohol swab and allow the skin to air dry.

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5) Prepare syringe with medication

- Remove the cap. If the vial or pen is multi-dose, take a note about when the vial was first opened. The rubber stopper should be cleaned with an alcohol swab.
- Draw air into the syringe. Draw back the plunger to fill the syringe with air up to the dose that you’ll be injecting. This is done because the vial is a vacuum and you need to add an equal amount of air to regulate the pressure. This also makes it easier to draw the medication into the syringe.
- Insert air into the vial. Remove the cap from the needle and push the needle through the rubber stopper at the top of the vial. Inject all of the air into the vial. Be careful to not touch the needle to keep it clean.
- Withdraw the medication. Turn the vial and syringe upside down so the needle points upward and pull back on the plunger to withdraw the correct amount of medication.
- Remove air bubbles. Tap the syringe to push any bubbles to the top and gently depress the plunger to push the air bubbles out.

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6). Self-injection with a syringe

▪️Insert the needle. Hold the needle like a dart and insert into the muscle at a 90-degree angle. insert the needle in a quick, but controlled manner. Do not push the plunger in.
Check for blood. Using the hand that's holding the skin at the injection site, pick up your index finger and thumb to stabilize the needle.

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7). Inject the medication

Push the plunger slowly to inject the medication into the muscle.

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8). Remove the needle

Withdraw the needle quickly and discard it into a puncture-resistant sharps container. Don't recap the needle.

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9). Apply pressure to the injection site

Use a piece of gauze to apply light pressure to the injection site. can even massage the area to help the medicine be absorbed into the muscle. It’s normal to see slight bleeding. Use a bandage if necessary.