I recently practiced injecting a person intramuscularly using Normal Saline solution (NSS). I aspirated and there was no blood, so i injected the NSS. But after removing the needle, I found out that there was blood inside the barrel along with a little bit of NSS, so i was shocked. I am very nervous right now. What will I do? what would happen?
2006-11-25 17:12:27 · 3 answers · asked by starbrightlight 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I have been injecting people for almost 50 years & have only had to pull the needle out once as it was in a vessel. NSS will not hurt anyone & is iostonic. Not to worry. You may have been pulling on the plunger when you took the needle out. When you pull back on the syringe, be sure to wait a second to be sure there is no blood. goood luck - you'll be fine!
2006-11-25 17:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Da Bomb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will never completely clear the fluid from the needle. The syringe shouldn't have fluid in it though. The blood could be from the site itself and not hitting a blood vessel, if it were from the vessel would probably would have had blood during the aspiration part. Don't freak yourself out like I did.
2006-11-25 17:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by kirsten j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was your instructor present? Did she see your syringe after the injection? I can't believe you were allowed to practice an IM injection without an instructor present! Ask your instructor about it instead of this - RNs and LPNs don't have the time to be on Yahoo Answers, they are too busy! And the rest of us are not knowledgeable enough to answer you -
2006-11-25 17:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by Pearl's oldest daughter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋