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Giving Medicine to Children

Do You Know How

To Give Medicine To
Children?
If you are caring for a child who needs medicine, it is
important that you know how to give the medicine the
right way.
Be creative, stay calm and never force your child to take
medicine. If your child continues to refuse, try again after
about half an hour; never tell a child medication is candy.

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There are a number of factors to keep in mind whenever

you give your child medicine. Before leaving the doctors
office make sure you understand the instructions. If the
instructions on the medication bottle differ from what the
doctor of pharmacist said, call your doctor immediately.
If you are confused, call the doctor or the pharmacist. Be
sure of the strength of the medication. Some common
medications appear in many different concentrations,
and the wrong strength may be dangerous.

HOW TO MEASURE?
Liquid medicines
Liquid medicines usually come with a cup, spoon, or syringe to help measure the right dose. Be sure to use it.
The devices that come with the medicine are better for
measuring than kitchen spoons because kitchen spoons
come in different sizes. For e.g., one kitchen teaspoon
could hold nearly twice as much as another.
The numbers on the side of the measuring instruments
are usually small, so read them carefully.
Here are the most common types of dosing instruments
and tips for using them:

Dosage cups
For children who can drink from a cup
without spilling. Look closely at the numbers on the side to make sure you get the
dose right. Measure out the liquid with
the cup at eye level on a flat surface.

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Cylindrical dosing spoons

For children who can drink from a cup but
are likely to spill it. The spoon looks like a
wide straw with a small spoon at the top.
Measure the liquid in the spoon at eye
level. Have the child sip the medicine
from the spoon.

Droppers
For children who cant drink from a cup. Put
the medicine into the dropper and measure at eye level. Give to the child quickly
before the medicine drips out.

Syringes
For children who cant drink from a cup. You can
squirt the medicine between your childs tongue
and the side of the mouth (not the back of
the throat), to avoid squirting it straight down
their throat and choking them.
Some syringes come with caps to prevent
the medicine from leaking out. Be sure
to remove these caps before giving the
medicine to the child, otherwise, the
child could choke on the cap. It is best
to use syringes specially made to give medicines to children. But if you find you have to use a
regular syringe, always remove the needle first.

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