Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Adrenaline as follows:
- Avoid administering Adrenaline into the limb, with a diagnosis of compromised blood circulation or peripheral vascular disease. Poor blood supply in the limb can reduce the absorption of Adrenaline, thus compromising the therapeutic benefit of the medication.
- While administering Adrenaline subcutaneously, observe caution to administer the shot under the skin and not into the skin. After the shot is administered, gently massage on the site of injection, to enhance blood supply to the site, which can promote quicker absorption of Adrenaline, thus providing a therapeutic advantage.
- Repeated Adrenaline administration into the same site can result in closing the blood vessels down locally, around the site of injection, thus shutting off the blood supply in that area, which can reduce the absorption of Adrenaline from the site of injection, thus compromising the therapeutic advantage. This can also result in tissue death and necrosis in the site of repeated Adrenaline administration. So, irrespective to the route of administration, change the site of Adrenaline administration for each use, by alternating between the sites. Maintaining a log on the site used can help to observe compliance with alternating the sites and avoid the complication of tissue necrosis from developing.
