swelling of syringe area
Are you afraid of the syringe ..?
Many people prefer to take tablets instead of taking injections, either intravenously or intramuscularly, for fear of swelling.
There are many reasons why the injection site develops into a kind of bruising or what some call the place of injection. These reasons are sensitive to the skin or give the injection in the wrong way, causing some internal bleeding and a lot of other medical reasons.
Here we will review some things that may help in the treatment of swelling of the injection site
Contents
Treatment Tips For Swelling Injection Place
Tips for relieving muscle pain
Before injection
After injection
Avoid massage the injection site in the following cases
Treatment Tips For Swelling Injection Place
Place a piece of ice at the injection site for 30 to 60 seconds before giving the injection.
As the cold produced by the snow helps to reduce the damage of blood vessels that may occur during the injection as it is possible to breach the capillary blood vessels and cause the blood to get out of them.
If swelling occurs specifically in the abdomen, make sure that the injection is far from the navel.
There is a misconception that long needles lead to more bruising than long elbows. In fact, what happens is the opposite, and short needles lead to swelling rather than long needles.
If you take blood thinners such as warfarin, aspirin, or plavix, you may be more likely to have bruising and swelling at the injection site.
You should tell your doctor or nurse before taking the injection.
To avoid swelling, take the needle. Make sure the injection method is vertical at a 90 degree angle to your body, not slanted unless it is a subcutaneous injection.
It is always necessary to make sure that the needle is used as a new needle or pen cap in the case of insulin pens.
This is because the reuse of the needles causes more trauma to the tissues and therefore swelling of the injection site.
Attention should be paid to changing injection locations.
Because repeated injections in the same area can cause bruising, and even can develop into a scar after the swelling of the injection site.
Tips for relieving muscle pain
Before injection
Use cold compresses to numb the surface of the skin
If the intramuscular injection, be sure to relax the muscles and try not to be tight or tense. Because if your muscles are tight, the damage is likely to be greater.
If the injection is in the buttocks, you should stand and put your weight on the opposite leg, which will not take the needle and move your toes on the same direction of injection. This can keep your muscles relaxed and stimulate your mind to focus on something else.
After injection
Usually, the symptoms of swelling appear at the injection site the following day, causing discomfort to the patient. So, you can work warm compresses around the injection site, as the blood flow to the injection site will help heal the area faster.
Massage or rub the injection site. This will help to disperse the drug in the body and not concentrate it in the muscles.
Avoid massage the injection site in the following cases
Heparin injection
Injection of Vioxx
Because these drugs are considered anticoagulant and massage places where the injection of these drugs can lead to adverse results and the occurrence of bruises.
If you are concerned about swelling and redness around the injection site, you can spot the swelling with a marker using a stylus, for example.
This will help you identify and monitor whether the injection site is increasing in size or not decreasing.
If the swelling has increased the area of injection or redness, you should contact your doctor immediately if you have any questions or concerns about abnormal or abnormal redness or swelling or in case of any side effects
Until the matter is resolved quickly and the problem does not worsen.
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