Transcript Insert the needle about 1 to 2 inches caudal to the skin

Insert the needle about 1 to 2 inches caudal
to the skin pinch.
Pectoral muscle IM injection location.
Isolating the muscle.
Giving the IM injection. Personally I do not prefer this
site due to the location.
Injections (cont’d)
• Buttocks
– Preferred for foals
– Puts handler within kicking range
– Can also be done on top
• Although abscesses are hard to drain
Insertion of the needle into the gluteal
muscle.
Attachment of the syringe AFTER insertion
of the needle.
The gluteal region
may be used for
IM Injections, but
the pectoral or
semimembranosis/
semitendinosis
muscles are
preferred sites for
IM injections.
The white tape
Represents the
Sciatic groove,
Hitting this can
Paralyze an animal.
This is the proper
Technique for giving
An IM injection into
The semitendinosis
Injection.
IM injection into the
Semimembranosis
and
Semitendinosis
Muscles in the horse.
Landmark lateral to the spine. Look closely at this
picture. What is wrong?
Tap, Tap
With your
Palm
Go Now!
Insert the needle!
Intravenous Injections
1. Can be given into any visible or
palpable vein, safely.
2. The jugular vein is the most
accessible, safest and popular
vein used today.
Injections (cont’d)
– Intravenous
• 14- to 22-gauge needles × 1 to 1 1/2 inches
• Jugular is the most popular
• Lateral thoracic vein, cephalic vein, saphenous vein,
and coccygeal vein are also accessible
Always insert your needle into the cranial half of the jugular
groove. If you hit the carotid artery the medication will flow
with great speed to the brain and cause the horse to faint
and/or die.
A needle is placed into the jugular vein to administer
intravenous medication to a horse
Location of the lateral thoracic vein. Needle sizes can vary
from 14 to 22 ga in diameter and be 1 or 1 ½ inch in
length.
Subcutaneous Injections
1. Are the easiest to
perform.
2. Most common place:
lateral aspect of the
neck.
Subcutaneous
20- to 22-gauge × 1
inch in length
Intradermal
Injection
1. Very rarely used
to administer
medications.
2. Only volumes of less than 1ml can be
injected into the skin at a single site.
3. A visible bleb should appear in the
skin.
Less than 1 ml can be given
25 × 1-gauge needle
Intravenous Catheterization
Catheterization
• Catheters
– Most commonly used are 10-, 14-, and 16-gauge
needles.
– 10-gauge are recommended for emergency use.
– Almost always inserted into the jugular vein; if not
available, the lateral thoracic vein can be used.
Catheterization (cont’d)
CORRECT
POSITION
INCORRECT
POSITION
Crest Braided
Enemas
• Newborn foals. Commonly given to newborn foals to
encourage passage of the meconium (fetal feces). No special
equipment involved, can use human pediatric enema
solutions.
• Fluids should be warm and nonirritating
• Tube or hose
– No further than 12 inches
– 1 to 3 gallons of liquid can be given to an average (1000 lb)
adult horse
Flushing of the Nasolacrimal Ducts
• A 20- to 22-gauge lacrimal cannula or a smalldiameter flexible catheter (tomcat urinary
catheter)
– Inserted into a punctum and sterile fluid injected
via an attached syringe
• Small 1- to 2-mm catheter inserted into the
nasal punctum and sterile fluid flushed
• Startled when the fluid suddenly enters the
eye
Nasolacrimal Ducts
Restraining
• video
Subpalpebral lavage
Blocking the frontal nerves