How to Properly Use Oral Syringes among Children

Children and babies are often prescribed doses of liquid medicine that are very small or hard to measure using a normal 5ml medicine spoon. In addition, babies and small children may not be able to take the medicine from a spoon. An oral syringe is a measuring device used to accurately measure small doses of liquid medicine, which are then given to your child by mouth.Oral syringes are used to measure liquid medications. One side of the syringe is marked in teaspoons. The other side is marked in milliliters (ml).

(firmenpresse) - You will usually be given the following pieces of equipment:
A bung or stopper with a hole through the centre that fits in the top of the medicine bottle.
A plastic oral syringe with a measuring scale on it. This will normally have a line marked on it to indicate how much medicine you need to give.
Syringes come in various sizes. The most common sizes are 1ml, 2.5ml and 5ml syringes, but you can get 10ml and larger syringes. Liquid medicine doses are often expressed in terms of milliliters or ml. The printed label on the bottle will provide instructions as to how much of the medicine should be given to your child.
Drawing the Medicine into the Oral Syringe:
•Wash your hands well for 15 seconds.
•Pour some medicine into a small, clean cup.
•Put the tip of the oral syringe into the medicine.
•Pull the plunger back to bring the medicine into the syringe. Draw back the medicine to the correct mark (the amount of medicine needed).
•Make sure there are no large air bubbles in the syringe. If there are air bubbles, squirt the medicine back in to the cup and try again.
Giving the Medicine to an Infant – Syringe Only:
•Hold your baby the same way as when you nurse or feed him. Place the syringe tip between the baby’s cheek and gum at the back of the mouth.
•Give your baby small amounts of the medicine by slowly pushing in on the plunger.
•Be sure to let your baby swallow the medicine before giving another squirt.
•Do not lay your baby down until all the medicine has been swallowed.
•If your baby has trouble swallowing the medicine from the oral syringe, you may squirt medicine from the syringe into an empty nipple and follow the below mentioned steps:

1.Hold your baby in his feeding position.
2.Place an empty bottle nipple in your baby’s mouth.
3.Squirt the medicine from the oral syringe into the nipple.
4.Allow your baby to suck the medicine from the nipple.

5.Clean the syringe and nipple with warm water.
Remember that do not put any medicine into your child’s formula or juice unless directed by your child''s doctor.
Giving the Medicine to an Older Child:
Squirt the medicine slowly into your child’s mouth. Be sure your child swallows the medicine.
Cleaning the Oral Syringe:
Take the syringe apart and wash with warm tap water after each use.The oral syringe should only be used for one child.
The oral syringes are extensively used where oral antibiotic or other suspension has to be prepared and to be administered to an infant or a child. The oral syringes should be purchased of a good quality from a local pharmacy or any reputable and best online pharmacy for better results because all of its process depends purely on how good are its pieces and parts.

Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:


Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Leseranfragen:
PresseKontakt / Agentur:
Bereitgestellt von Benutzer: imcexpo20
Datum: 31.10.2014 - 05:58 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1314439
Anzahl Zeichen: 0

contact information:
Contact person:
Town:

Phone:

Kategorie:

Healthcare

Anmerkungen:


Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 272 mal aufgerufen.


Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"How to Properly Use Oral Syringes among Children
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von

FollowersMedia (Nachricht senden)

Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).

Alle Meldungen von FollowersMedia