INSTRUMENTS
BY - DR BHARTI COUBEY
DR NADA ALI IMRAN
IV SET
• PARTS OF IV SET
A plastic canula which has to be inserted into
the IV bottle
A clear plastic tubing
Murphy's chamber-which allows regulation of
the speed of IV drip by counting the number of
drops per min.
Connector-which should be connected to the
IV canula.
• 1 ml = 16 drops
• 1 ml=60 microdrops
• Uses of IV set
Administration of IV fluids
Administration of drugs
Administration TPN (total parental nutrition)
• Complication
Thrombophlitis
Rigors following IV infusion
Air embolism-This can be prevented by
avoiding by flushing the plastic tubing of IV set
with the IV fluid before connecting.
BT SET
• Uses
Administration of blood products (similar to
IV set in all aspect except that the Murphy’s
chamber contains a filter to remove any clots
fro the transfused blood
IV cannula
• The IV canula is colour coded .
• The commonly used IV canula in paediatrics are from No.22 to
26(bigger the gauge number ,smaller is the needle.
• Uses
Venipuncture for infusion of IV fluids,drugs,blood products.
Insulin syringe
• Parts
Needle – short and thin an covered with silicon to allow to
pass through skin easily and lessen pain.
Barrel
Plunger
• It is used for the subcutaneous injection of insulin and are
calibrated in units rather than ml.
• Syringe available in 30,50 and 100 units capacities.
• The most commonly used preparation of insulin is 100 units
per ml.
• Sites of insulin injection sites
• Use insulin syringe only once.
TUBERCULIN SYRINGE
• IT is a 1 cc syringe with a white piston (plastic syringe) or
metal pistol (glass syringes)
• Uses
to administer PPD for Mountoux test
To administer BCG vaccine.
To administer test dose of drugs such as penicillin
Provocative testing
Insulin injection in DM
Giving small doses for dugs like
gentamycin,phenobarbitn,digoxin
Foleys cathether
• It is self retaining catheter made of latex. It is made to be self
retaining by means of balloon and should be inflated with
saline.
• USES
To monitor urine output in shock or renal failure..
To differentiate anuria from retention from
For incontinence of urine
To give bladder washes (cystitis)
For collection of sterile urine for diagnostic purpose.
To arrest post nasal bleeding in cases o intractable epistaxis.
To arrest bleeding from oesophageal varices
Urinary drainage bag
LUMBER PUNCTURE NEEDLLE
• USES OF LP NEEDLE
LP
PLEURAL TAP
ASCITIC TAP
SUBDURAL TAPPING IN CASE OF SUBDURAL EFUUSION
BONE MARROW ASPIRATION NEEDLE
INTERCOSTAL TUBE AND BAG