Armamentarium Preparation and Set-up

To prepare the syringe, place the cartridge into the syringe with the rubber stopper end toward you.  Give a short powerful application of pressure to the thumb ring and piston which will force the harpoon into the rubber stopper.  This is done in order to achieve proper aspiration prior to administration of solution.  Next, place the needle concentrically into the needle adaptor.  Place the protector onto the needle cap for safe recapping of the contaminated needle.  When approaching the patient with uncapped needle, angle the needle perpendicular to the floor bringing the hand around to rest on the chin prior to injecting.

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