1. Sonar Informatics PPV Vaccination Guide

2. Step 1- Prep Prepare your area and all equipment.

3. Step 2- Draw up vaccine To draw the vaccine into the syringe you need a green long 1’1/2’’ inch needle. Remove vaccine labels for your record keeping at this stage from vaccine vial.

4. Step 4 Draw up the vaccine solution as in picture.

5. Step 2- Dispose of green needle Remove the Green long needle,And dispose of it.

6. Step 5- Dispose of green needle As in picture

7. Step 6-choose orange needle Choose the correct length orange (of blue) needle for the type of injection. Sub- cut should be a smaller usually 5.8’’.IM would be a 1’ length. Replace the green needle with the orange needle as in picture.

8. Step 8- Remove sheath Once you are ready to inject patient, remove sheath, having undertaken all paperwork and consents as required.

9. Step 9- Check injection Make a physical check before injection, for air bubble and any other contamination.If all ok progress to injection of patient.

10. Step 3- Sub – cut Injection If patient has a bleeding disorder or is on warfarin- Use the Sub- cutaneous method. This example is a Sub- Cut 45% degrees and scrunch the skin, inject where you are comfortable at the back of arm or in the line of the deltoid, a little to the centre of the arm. Follow your training guidance

11. Step 3- Inject Follow your training for injection technique.

12. Step 3- Dispose Dispose of whole of the injection including the syringe in a yellow bin. Complete your record keeping.

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