How to give an intramuscular injection.
I never forget when I give my first intramuscular injection to another person. It was to my little nephew when he felt ill, and I did not know what to do. One day, my cousin, my sister, my nephew, and I determined to spend a good time on the beach house from my parents. The house is far away from the city; it takes half an hour to reach it by car. My nephew had problem in his colon, but I did not know how serious it was. At the afternoon, my sister and my cousin went out to purchase foodstuff to cook. A few minutes later, my nephew began to feel sick. He was complained because the agonizing pain, and I was concerned about the situation. It was a colon crisis, and he required an injection to control the grief. But, I did not have notion how to inject. I called my cousin multiple times, and she never replied the cellphone. I had to do something in this regard because he was getting worst, so I called my mother, and she gave me easy steps to inject my nephew. I did it very well, and I did not take much time. Minutes later he began to feel better, and I learned that to give an intramuscular injection you have to follow these five steps.
First, you have to clean your hands with warm water and soap to keep your hands without bacteria and prepare the injection with the treatment, before suck the liquid with the needle, make sure chose the right medicine because it is part of your responsibility to know what type of medication you are injecting. Second, you must divide the area into four squares and use the upper outer section. It is not necessary to mark this part. Next, you have to clean the same area with cotton and alcohol to disinfect it; also you can use gauze or a bandage instead of cotton. Then you are ready to insert the needle quickly in the middle of the part chosen, at a 90 degree angle. You must pull back slightly on the needle to see if blood is present. If there is blood, you have to remove the needle and start...