Question:
When drawing up heparin, does applying a clean needle (i.e. not using the one used to draw up the medication) reduce injection pain?
Introduction
Heparin is a blood-thinner (anti-coagulant) used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Heparin is a frequently used in the prevention of blood clots in the veins, arteries and lungs. The drug is commonly administered through injection (intravenously) and as such administration of injection should be guided by proper clinical procedures to reduce pain and unwanted injuries resulting from wrong use of needle (Ives, 2007). As much as the use of clean needles during heparin injections is recommended, it ...
