intravenous injection

Intravenous injection is one of the methods of introducing drugs into the body in order to quickly deliver them directly into the bloodstream. The method allows you to enhance and accelerate the action of the active substances of the drug. The procedure is carried out by jet (using a syringe) or using a sterile system (dropper). In the second case, the drug is administered slowly, at a rate of no more than 1 drop/second. Read on to find out how intravenous injections are performed in our spa center and find out the most important information about them.

INTRAVENOUS INJECTION TECHNIQUE

To make an intravenous injection (infusion, venipuncture), you must have the appropriate skills. The standard (not implying vein inaccessibility, serious limb injuries, etc.) insertion technique is as follows:

1. Follow all the rules of asepsis - wash your hands thoroughly with soap and put on disposable sterile gloves.
2. Draw the drug into a sterile, freshly opened syringe and make sure there is no air in the syringe.
3. Apply a tourniquet to the middle third of the shoulder.
4. Ask the patient to intensively clench and unclench his fist several times so that blood rushes to the vein.
5. The place where the medicine will be injected should be treated with alcohol.
6. Position the syringe needle to parallel to the vein.
7. Puncture the skin and immerse the needle by ⅓ (the patient's fist must be clenched).
8. Once in the vein, change the direction of the needle and pull the syringe plunger towards you, drawing some blood (this will be confirmation that the needle has entered the vein).
9. Untie the tourniquet and ask the patient to open his fist.
10. Slowly and steadily push the plunger of the syringe to inject the drug into the vein.
11. Clean the injection site with alcohol and remove the needle.
12. Apply a cotton swab to the injection site.
13. Ask the patient to bend the arm at the elbow and not unbend it for 5-10 minutes.

With seeming simplicity, in no case try to perform the procedure yourself at home - it can be deadly (at a maximum) or fraught with various complications (at a minimum). About them - further.

INTRODUCTION SITES FOR INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS

Typically, healthcare professionals use the area in the crook of the elbow, the antecubital fossa, as the injection site. This part of the body was chosen because it is here that the veins have a large diameter, are located as close to the surface as possible, and are relatively slightly displaced to the sides during the insertion of the needle. In addition to the cubital fossa (for example, if there is no access to the veins in this area), doctors use such places to inject drugs into a vein:

• lower limbs;
• forearm;
• brushes.

In theory, the intravenous injection can be performed in absolutely any healthy vein that can be accessed. Moreover, without any serious preparation for the patient. One of the very "exotic options" is the use of the root of the tongue as an injection site (infusion through the oral diaphragm).

COMPLICATIONS AFTER INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS

If you strictly follow the instructions, no complications should arise. But still there is a risk of harming the blood vessel, although an experienced doctor, even in such a situation, can quickly fix everything. The patient should always take the most comfortable position before administering the medicine so that the needle does not slip out. And the medical worker must constantly monitor the correct flow of the drug into the vein since its excessively rapid administration can cause dizziness, increased pressure, headache, shortness of breath, even a panic attack and loss of consciousness in the patient. Moreover, before the injection, the patient should always inform the doctor about his health problems and the state of the body.

What complications can occur when performing an intravenous injection - 8 most common problems:

Complication	Explanation
Embolism	It happens when a thick (oily) drug is injected into a vein, and the needle enters the vessel
Infiltrates	Seals appear at the injection site, which hurt on palpation
Abscess	A complication after the appearance of infiltrates, due to which hyperemia occurs above them and the body temperature rises. This complication can be removed exclusively by surgery and the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Allergic reaction	If the patient did not report (did not know) about the allergy to a particular drug, after the injection, he may develop an allergic reaction. Up to angioedema (anaphylactic shock)
Hematoma	Appears due to "fragility" of the veins
Injury to the vein or ingress of the drug into the subcutaneous tissue	Usually, injury to a vein occurs when it is completely (through) punctured or due to improper fixation of the needle.
Vascular spasm
Nerve damage	In severe situations, the situation is fraught with paresis, paralysis, etc.

It is strictly forbidden to perform intravenous infusion of oily preparations and various suspensions. Also, you should always make sure that there is no air in the syringe because its entry into the bloodstream is deadly. Actually, to avoid such a risk, doctors always release a little medicine with air from the syringe, and the solution is not completely injected into the vein, leaving a few millimeters.

PRICES FOR INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS IN THE COMPLEX SVITYAZ
In our spa complex, the cost of intravenous injection is usually included in any other medical wellness or treatment activities. The procedure is performed by experienced physicians, so it is well tolerated by our patients - you should not worry about the occurrence of complications. If you want to know which vein injections we provide, please contact our manager. He will also tell you about the cost of this procedure in Svityaz.

REVIEWS ABOUT INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS
Over the years, we have collected many testimonials from our customers. In 99% of cases, we receive positive feedback about the intravenous injection procedure, since our specialists have extensive experience in performing such medical procedures and simply “automatically” do not make a single mistake. Yes, there are still 1% of neutral or even negative responses, but in all such cases, the problem was not in our doctors, but in the marriage of syringes or the patient's ignorance that he was allergic to the drugs used.