[CARPA] benzathine needle jams

[Alex Hope]

G'day All,

is it just us mob?

We are having a lot of trouble with the Pan Benzathine product,
no matter how well we mix it, and whether with water or lignocaine,
and despite running it in and out of a syringe through a needle into the vial,
when giving the actual injection the stuff jams part way through.
sometimes you can retrieve it by jiggling the plunger, sometimes you can't. 
Then you pull the needle out, and try squirting it through and hey presto, the bloody thing is unblocked!

But you won't always get a second or third go at the patient's backside!

we are using 21G needles for giving, some say even with a 19G needle (in adults for RHD prophylaxis) it will jam up.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

Any clues as to how to get around it?Dr Alex Hope

Community GP,
Ltyentye Apurte Community Government Council Health Centre,
CMB Santa Teresa,
via Alice Springs,
NT 0872.

Ph  08 8956 0911
Fax 08 8956 0910
Mobile 0408 085 143



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