ssu @ konya . edu . tr Doç . Dr . Ayşe Kacaroğlu VİCDAN , Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University-Faculty of Health Sciences , Department of Nursing
THE USE OF SHOTBLOCKER IN INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION
The purpose of this review is to explain the ShotBlocker application which used to reduce pain due to intramuscular ( IM ) injection . The ShotBlocker is a flat , horseshoe-shaped plastic vehicle with a short , 2 mm thick blunt protrusion that connects to the skin and a hole in the middle that exposes the injection site . It is used to reduce injection related pain , it does not contain any drugs and it can be used in all age groups . The protrusions on the tool surface provide stimulus for the Door Control Theory of Melzack and Wall which is thought to be related to the pain . The proposed mechanism of ShotBlocker ' s action is thought to be that the pressure is applied by the protrusions in this instrument stimulates smaller , faster nerve endings . This stimuli temporarily blocks the slower pain signals on the injection side and reduces the pain by closing the gates to the central nervous system . The use of ShotBlocker is described below according to the process sequence : 1 ) The injection site is specified and the skin is prepared appropriately . 2 ) ShotBlocker is placed that its blunt contacts get in touch with the skin of the patient in the injection site . 3 ) The ShotBlocker is pressed firmly against the skin . ( Not moved or not picked up until the completion of injection ).
4 ) Injection is applied from a point near the center of the opening of the ShotBlocker according to the injection application steps . ( ShotBlocker is completely picked up if it takes more than 20 seconds between the placement of the ShotBlocker and the injection . The process is repeated starting from step 2 .)
5 ) After the process is complete , the syringe is removed and the ShotBlocker is picked up . The studies on the use of ShotBlocker in children showed that ShotBlocker reduces injection related pain . Çelik found that ShotBlocker reduces IM injection related pain in adult patients and improves satisfaction of them with IM injection . In conclusion , further studies are suggested to evaluate the effect of ShotBlocker which is used to reduce intramuscular injection related pain .
Keywords : Intramuscular injection , Pain , ShotBlocker Congress Topics : Connecting , Sharing and Learning in Nursing
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