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Writing a label, opening an ampoule and drawing up medicine - caring@home package
This illustrated guide and accompanying video explain how to label a syringe correctly, open an ampoule and draw up medicine using a step-by-step approach.
An English video guide to an alternative ampoule opening technique is also available .
This guide is part of the caring@home package for carers. Caring@home resources are applicable Australia-wide for clinical services, health professionals and carers/families.
- Organisation:
- Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative (BSPCC)
- Topic:
- Palliative care, Carers, Medications
- Target audience:
- General, Parents or carers
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- March 2019
- Last reviewed:
- October 2024
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