Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Tube

Be sure to wash your hands

Fill syringe with 4.5cc of water
Put the g-tube in the hole in her stomach and put the syringe in the valve at the side and push in the plunger to fill the bubble inside her.
She might be sore after this so you can give her Tylenol but she might be just fine.


























Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Adrenaline Shot

If there is an emergency where Kendal is really hurt (ie. broken bone, violently sick and won't let you give a triple dose of Cortef (1.5 pills)) You have to give her a stress dose of cortef called Solu-Cortef. You can always call her endocrinologist office and they will talk you through everything too


This bag is in the Diaper bag in it is the white box


Be sure to wash your hands well

To release the stopper to mix the liquid and powder you have to push down on the yellow cap and twist. You have to press pretty hard then the rubber stopper falls into the bottom. Don't shake move it side to side to help mix it, you don't want bubbles in it.


first clean the vial and the syringe where you connect the needle with the alcohol swabs. Save a swab for Kendal's leg
connect the needle to the rest of the syringe

draw up .2 mls it's not much at all as you can see above.


scrub Kendal's thigh with the swab and let it dry to prevent it from stinging more than needed. Hold her down, she's strong so you'll probably need your legs across her, Hold the needle in your hand like a dart and stick it in pull up on the plunger to make sure you don't get any blood meaning your in a vein if you get air push the medicine in. Pull the needle out and your done! It might bleed so use the band-aid. Good Luck You can do it.