An oral syringe is used to give liquid medicine to infants, children, and pets. It has three parts: a cap, barrel, and plunger, and is similar to a hypodermic syringe but without a needle. The syringe should be pointed towards the cheek when administering the medicine, and washed and air-dried after use. It’s important to ensure the correct dosage is given, and using a sharpie to mark the fill line is recommended.
An oral syringe is used to deliver liquid medicine into the mouth. It is composed of three main parts: a straw as a cap, the barrel or body and the plunger; some oral syringes also have a cap that fits over the barrel tip. An oral syringe has measurement marks on its barrel. It looks almost identical to a hypodermic syringe used to inject medicine under the skin, but uses no needle. Instead, oral syringes have an opening that allows liquid medications to be dispensed into the mouth.
Oral syringes are most often used to deliver liquid medicines to infants, children and pets. The pills can be spitted out, choked on, or chewed rather than swallowed. Putting the medication by mouth on a spoon is another option, but when using this method, it is easy for the medicine to spill. An oral syringe holds and directs liquid medicine much better than a spoon.
To administer medication by mouth, the cap is inserted into the top of the medicine bottle. The end of the oral syringe is then inserted into the end of the stopper. When the liquid medicine bottle is turned upside down, the plunger is pulled back to allow the medicine to fill the syringe. The dosage amount determines how far the plunger is pulled back.
The medicine bottle is then turned right side up and the oral syringe is removed while holding the barrel. The liquid drug dose is ready to be administered by pressing on the plunger. It is important to point the tip of the syringe towards the cheek rather than the back of the mouth or down the throat. Otherwise, the person or animal may suffocate.
An oral syringe should be washed in warm water after use and allowed to air dry completely. Making sure you administer the correct dosage is crucial when using oral syringes. Because the syringe measurement marks can easily be misinterpreted by the person administering the medicine, especially when the plunger is pulled up to the dosage amount, it’s a good idea to use a sharpie to indicate the correct fill line. A pharmacist usually does this for customers when he or she fills their prescriptions for oral medications.
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