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Have the patient chew the aspirin to help the medication get into the bloodstream faster.

How to administer naloxone intranasally

Hold the nasal spray with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger and your first and middle fingers on either side of the nozzle.

Lay the patient on their back. Support the patient's neck by your hand and allow the head to tilt back before giving this medicine.

Gently insert the tip of the nozzle into one nostril of the patient, until your fingers on either side of the nozzle are against the bottom of the patient's nose.

Press the plunger firmly to give the dose. Remove the nasal spray from the patient's nostril after giving the dose.

How to administer albuterol through metered dose inhaler (MDI)

Remove cap (some must be squeezed at the sides to release)

Hold inhaler upright and shake well

Breathe out gently (away from inhaler)

Put mouthpiece between teeth (without biting) and close lips to form good seal

Start to breathe in slowly through mouth and at the same time press down firmly on canister

Continue to breathe in slowly and deeply

Hold breath for about 5 seconds or as long as comfortable

Breathe out gently (away from inhaler)

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How to administer albuterol through nebulizer

Assemble the nebulizer either for hand‐held, mask, or in‐line BVM/CPAP use

Place the medication in the reservoir of the nebulizer

Attach the oxygen source to nebulizer an adjust to 8L/min

Instruct the patient to breathe through their mouth during the treatment.

Treatment is finished when all medication has been nebulized (you will hear a sputtering sound towards the end of the treatment)

How to administer intramuscular epinephrine:

Remove the EpiPen from its clear carrier. Flip open the yellow cap of the tube and slide the device out.

Hold the device in your fist with the orange tip pointing down. You can remember this by using the saying “Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh.”

Remove the blue safety release. Using your opposite hand, pull straight up, avoiding bending or twisting the device.

Place the orange tip on the thigh. Next, aim for the middle of the outer thigh, holding it at a right angle to the thigh.

Swing the pen back about 6 inches and firmly push it against the thigh. The orange tip contains the needle, and it should click when the injection has started.

Hold firmly in place for 3 seconds. Hold the needle still in the muscle while counting slowly for 3 seconds.

Remove the EpiPen from the thigh. Once removed, the orange tip should cover the needle, but don’t reuse the device if it doesn’t.

Massage the injection site. Rub the area around the injection site for 10 seconds.