A tripod for an IV at home, how to make it?

It happens that the only way to get out of a binge is to take a break at home, since it’s hard to cope with a bad habit on your own. The dropper will help with severe alcohol intoxication and relieve all withdrawal symptoms. It removes all alcohol breakdown products from the body - acetaldehyde, ethanol.

Cleansing with a dropper is possible both at home and in the hospital. This depends on the person’s well-being, past illnesses and the presence of complications. The narcologist decides whether hospitalization is required after arriving to the patient. He will tell you what the approximate cost of treatment will be.

Manufacturing

At the first stage, you need to attach the handle of the mop to the back of a heavy chair. This can be done using electrical tape, adhesive tape or adhesive tape. You need to fasten it firmly so that a full bottle of saline solution does not overweigh the structure or tilt it.

At the end of the handle there is a special hook for hanging the mop, which will also be useful to us.

To secure the bottle to the top of the handle, you will need a sock. In the part where your fingers should be, cut a small hole for the neck of the bottle.

First, insert the bottle into the sock. Then put the sock through the eye of the handle and tie it.

All that remains is to connect the system itself for intravenous administration and you can begin medical manipulation, being sure to follow all antiseptic rules, because at home there are more different bacteria than in a hospital setting.

Often unforeseen circumstances arise in life, and it may be necessary to perform medical procedures at home. Typically, such situations arise in families with elderly people, seriously ill patients, and even simply in the absence of the opportunity to receive quality medical care in an inpatient setting. If treatment indications require regular intravenous infusions, there is a need for special equipment, in particular even an IV stand, which is not so easy to purchase at a regular pharmacy. Our article will tell you how to make this important detail at home from scrap items.

Safety

Home drips during pregnancy, or rather pharmacological agents for administration, should be discussed with a doctor ahead of time so as not to harm the mother and child. Other safety rules and regulations must be followed.

• All work and manipulations with the patient are carried out using sterile gloves;
• It is prohibited to inject solutions into or near affected or purulent areas;
• If there is a possibility of blood clots or thrombophlebitis is diagnosed, the procedure is strictly prohibited;
• During manipulation, it is better to take a horizontal position, but it is forbidden to fall asleep - it is necessary to monitor the operation of the system and its integrity;
• After removing the needle, it is better to lie down for a few more minutes (up to half an hour); it is forbidden to immediately get out of bed.

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How to change a dropper? For this you will need an assistant, since it is impossible to do it yourself. In addition, it is important to change the solution before it completely flows out to prevent air from entering the vein.

To correctly and competently administer intravenous injections, a medical professional needs experience. A beginner who is going to practice as a physician also needs a qualified assistant who can perform the procedure correctly.

Rack design

Anyone who has been in a hospital at least once has seen such a tripod with their own eyes. Apart from minor details, this device consists of three main elements.

What does the IV stand consist of:

• Tripod or base of any other configuration. The main requirement is to ensure the stability of the structure, so that even with an accidental touch or push, the medicine will not spill or break.
• The medicine holder is located at the very top of the tripod. A universal stand for a dropper should provide for the location of standard bottles with solutions and medications that are intended for intravenous administration. There are usually two types of dosage forms: a glass or plastic bottle with different volumes, or a plastic “bag”. The bottle is installed in detachable cells of the appropriate diameter. The bag of medicine can simply be hung on the hook through a specially provided hole.
• Vertical stand - a tripod connects the support and fastening parts, providing the height necessary for infusions. The components of a drip stand, which you can make yourself, should also perform all of the above functions. Therefore, we will take exactly three elements as a basis.

What to prepare before performing the procedure

In order for the system to function correctly, it is necessary to carry out a number of simple manipulations:

• Connect the kit to a bag or bottle of liquid. This is done by integrating the needle into a rubber/polymer stopper, previously wiped with cotton wool soaked in alcohol, which is supplied with all containers intended for storing intravenous fluids.
• Hang the dropper on the stand. The tripod is equipped with hooks, with their help it is easy to fix any specialized container
• Get rid of air in the system. This is done by filling the tubes and the drip chamber with liquid (the latter is filled to a third or half)
• Check the sterility of all elements of the system. If it is violated, it is strictly forbidden to infuse liquid into the patient, this can lead to blood poisoning and other dangerous consequences.

How to make a tripod at home

First of all, it is necessary to determine the location of the patient. Typically, such manipulations are performed in a supine position to ensure maximum peace and comfort. It is necessary to install a stable support on the side convenient for the patient. At home, an ordinary chair with a back will cope well with this role. It is to the vertical support of the chair that the tripod will be attached.

You can use any stick or small diameter metal pipe as a stand. Usually a mop handle or an old curtain rod is used. To ensure the most reliable fastening, it is better to use mounting clamps. Using adhesive tape or insulating tape for this is not a very good idea, since you will subsequently have to wash off the adhesive residue from the furniture, which is not very easy to do.

Is the company licensed to provide home health services?

When choosing a doctor for your home in Moscow, you will see:

• websites of private nurses on social networks with copies of diplomas and current certifications,
• patronage services offering home nurse calls,
• and advertising of large private medical centers.

The cost of a drip at home will be 1,000 rubles from a private nurse, from a patronage service - from 1,200 rubles, from a well-known medical center - from 2,500 rubles. And only the latter has a medical license, which explains the highest price for the same manipulation. Here the Customer is faced with the question: should he go to a Private Owner, to a Patronage Firm or to a Medical Center with a license? Is the dropper cheap or with a guarantee and responsibility? Finance plays an important role in this choice.

What kind of IVs are used?

The administration of drugs intravenously is a complex and even dangerous process, since chemicals immediately enter the bloodstream and can reach vital organs in a matter of seconds. Therefore, before placing an IV, you should make sure that the patient has no contraindications.

The following types of droppers are distinguished:

1. Antianemic. They are prescribed so that a person can recover faster after a long illness or major blood loss.
2. Detoxifying. The main purpose of prescribing such an infusion is to cleanse the body of toxic substances accumulated in it. Such droppers can be placed at home to overcome a hangover and cope with poisoning.
3. Anticholesterol. The main task is to stabilize lipid metabolism, normalize cholesterol levels and prevent the development of vascular and heart pathologies.
4. Restorative. They are prescribed if the body needs to recover from severe stress.
5. Cosmetological or “vitamin”

Cleansing

A cleansing drip is an effective procedure that allows you to quickly remove toxins, breakdown products of alcohol and drugs from the human body. It is also used to treat infectious diseases. You can install an infusion system and carry out the procedure both in a hospital setting and at home.

The composition of the cleansing dropper may vary depending on its purpose. More often, an infusion is performed with saline or 5% glucose. Additionally, the following pharmaceuticals can be added to the bottle:

• nootropics;
• antioxidants;
• hepatoprotectors;
• diuretics;
• vitamins;
• Panangin;
• Hemodez;
• Metrogil, etc.

Medicinal

A therapeutic drip is a method of treating a particular disease that can affect a person. It contains not only saline solutions, but also medicinal substances necessary to cure the patient. The infusion is carried out in a hospital setting so that the patient is under constant supervision of specialists.

You can carry out the procedure at home. A home drip is no different from the one that will be done in a medical institution. It is only important that the doctor prescribe it and describe exactly what and how to do.

Therapeutic droppers are used for:

• gastrointestinal pathologies of acute and chronic nature;
• diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• MBC pathologies;
• for a speedy recovery after surgery;
• gynecological diseases;
• neurological pathologies, etc.

What types of medical tripods are there?

Such devices differ in purpose, design and installation method. Conventionally, they are all divided into three groups:

1. For test tubes. Used in laboratories to perform various studies.
2. For droppers when prescribing infusion therapy.
3. For small-sized equipment: monitors, insufflators, suction devices, etc.

Each of the listed types is distinguished by characteristic design features: different bases, racks, load capacity, materials of manufacture and method of movement around the premises of medical institutions.

Laboratory

Anyone who has ever donated blood for analysis could see such stands for test tubes, designed for the convenience of using special utensils for their intended purpose. Test tube stands are available in tabletop versions. A version of such a product is shown in the photo below.

Interesting! Carousel-type test tube stands are especially convenient for laboratory work.

Infusion

Simply put, these are stands for long-term infusion of medicinal solutions, for droppers, for the system. The system, in this case, is a device for drip supply of liquid medications and solutions into the patient’s bloodstream through a vein, consisting of small-section polymer hoses equipped with a liquid supply regulator and a needle for introducing the composition into a vein (disposable kits).

This method of therapy is called infusion.

Interesting! Infusion is a Greek word that means “injection.” This is the name of the treatment method, which consists of intravenous infusion of medicinal solutions.

This is the most common type of hospital tripod. They can be floor-mounted, wall-mounted, and even ceiling-mounted, stationary and folding, for use in ambulances and in the field. Stationary devices are attached with clamps to hospital beds, carts, chairs, and horizontal surfaces. Structurally they consist of the following elements:

1. Base. The supporting part on which the entire structure rests. The design can be three, four or five beams, with or without transport rollers (wheels). If there are five transport wheels, two or three of them are equipped with brakes.
2. Rack. As a rule, telescopic (retractable). This makes it easier to adjust the height of bottles and bags with liquid medicinal solutions for ease of introduction into the patient’s vein. To fix the working position, collet clamps, screws and eccentric clamps made of metal or ABS plastic are provided.
3. Bottle holders and hooks for installing containers for hanging bags with medicinal compounds.

Tripods for small-sized medical equipment

They are distinguished by extensive functionality, a reinforced support part with strong wheels, and the presence of height-adjustable hanging tables. The products are equipped with electrical sockets and USB connectors for working with various equipment. Devices for mobile devices moving small-sized X-ray devices are equipped with hinged radiation protection for the patient and personnel.

What is needed to install a dropper

Carrying out infusion therapy requires preparation. Before the procedure, it is necessary to prepare materials, instruments and medications. To install an IV at home or in a hospital you will need:

• infusion system;
• sterile napkin;
• tripod;
• paper adhesive plaster;
• cotton wool;
• a syringe and a corresponding needle for it;
• bottle of medicine;
• sterile gloves;
• ampoules with medicinal substances;
• alcohol 70% vol.;
• scissors;
• tourniquet;
• small pillow.

Who prescribes IVs

An IV can be prescribed by a general practitioner. The procedure is carried out both for preventive purposes and to relieve alcohol intoxication, hangover syndrome and replenish the body with necessary vitamins and beneficial microelements.

The prescription can be obtained after undergoing certain diagnostic measures, during which characteristic symptoms are identified that require the administration of drugs by drip. This procedure significantly speeds up the healing process due to the rapid distribution of drugs through the blood. Medicines administered in this way are 100% absorbed by the body.

Also, when prescribing an IV, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are not taken into account, because the drug immediately enters the bloodstream, bypassing the stomach. This technique is designed to help the patient quickly get in shape and return to a healthy lifestyle.

If it is necessary to relieve characteristic symptoms as quickly as possible, the therapist will issue a referral for an IV drip.

How to put an IV on yourself at home

First, you should prepare the place where the procedure will be performed. It must be clean. There must be a sofa or chair in the room on which you can sit during the IV. It is important to consider that this procedure takes a long time (from 40 minutes), so you need to provide yourself with comfortable conditions.

The next step is washing your hands with soap and treating them with a disinfectant solution (you can use alcohol). Then lay out everything you need on the table, after wiping it with a napkin with a disinfectant solution, and assemble the dropper.

Preparing the System and Related Accessories

You should learn how to assemble an IV. To do this, you need to prepare a tripod. If there is no such medical equipment in your home, then you will need a stand on which you can hang a bottle of medication. In extreme cases, you can use a flower stand. It is important that it be high enough, because during the manipulation the bottle will need to be secured at a height of at least 1.5 m from the floor.

Sterile gloves are put on washed and treated hands and the preparation of medicinal substances begins.

1. Preparing a bottle with a solution. Remove the metal or plastic cover on it and wipe the rubber stopper with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol.
2. Assembly of a disposable syringe. The sterile packaging in which it is located is torn. After this, connect the syringe tube to the needle.
3. Using a sterile syringe, auxiliary medications are drawn from ampoules or vials and introduced into the bottle with the main solution through a rubber cap.

Algorithm for preparing the system for infusion:

1. Open the sterile packaging and remove the system from it.
2. Lower the regulator wheel to compress the tube and block the dropper.
3. Insert the end of the dropper with the needle into the rubber cap of the bottle with the medicine. Insert the second needle (“air”), which is in the bag with the dropper, into it.
4. The wide reservoir on the system must be squeezed 3 times so that it is half filled with liquid from the bottle.
5. Place the free end of the dropper either in a sterile tray or in the same package.
6. Raise the regulator wheel up until the liquid completely fills the infusion system. As soon as it starts to pour out from the free end, lower the wheel.
7. Carefully inspect the tube - there should not be a single air bubble in it. If it is, then the wheel needs to be lifted again and a little more liquid drained so that the air comes out of it.
8. Insert the free end of the dropper into a needle inserted into the bottle.

How to choose a tripod

The criteria for selecting devices of this type are quite simple. Let's look at them in more detail.

Stationary or mobile

The choice depends on how possible it is to move the device with the patient, or whether the patient is staying in the ward for a long time and there is no need to move his bed along with the IV. Mobile versions have wheel supports. To prevent their spontaneous movement, parking brakes are provided on the rollers of several wheel pairs.

The metal structures of the base of stationary racks do not have wheels. The number of supports varies from three to five. They are made of pipes or square profiles. To prevent damage to the floor covering, polyurethane plugs are provided at the ends of the supports.

Material for making a tripod

As a rule, metal profiles of square or round cross-section (pipes) are used. Ferrous metal structures are coated with tinted epoxy compounds to protect against corrosion and facilitate antiseptic treatment.

More expensive models are made of stainless steel. Some manufacturers do not skimp on the chrome plating of their models. It has excellent corrosion protection and a stylish design.

Combined versions of the telescopic device are possible: the lower part is made of durable ABS plastic with a square section, the retractable part is made of chrome-plated steel pipe.

Number of pendants

One stand can serve two patients at the same time if it is installed between the beds. There can be two, four or six hooks and bottle holders. Vial holders are most often made of plastic, hooks for infusion bags are made of steel.

Product height

It is better to choose telescopic devices. Their height is adjustable from 1.3 to 2.3 m. This is convenient, given the different heights of patients and the height of the bed.

Advantages and disadvantages of droppers

The administration of drugs through a dropper is a method of therapy that has its advantages and disadvantages. And an experienced specialist must take them into account before supplementing the treatment plan with such a procedure.

Benefits of infusion treatment:

• medicinal substances that are administered intravenously are absorbed by the body almost 100%;
• the effect appears quickly;
• low risks of side effects compared to tablets.

• traumatic method of administration;
• increased load on the heart muscle and kidneys due to the introduction of a large volume of fluid;
• the likelihood of infection during the procedure.

Prices for IVs at home in Moscow

The current average prices are indicated. For your personal case, please check with our managers by calling 8(495)968-82-33.

In the “Good Help 57” patronage service, medical workers work part-time on a part-time basis. Basically, these are active nurses from Moscow hospitals who take private orders and have all the necessary documents in hand (diploma, qualification certifications, permits).

In addition to medical procedures (drips, injections, enemas), they provide professional patronage care for a sick person. By ordering IVs at home from us, you will receive a guarantee of quality medical care at the real price indicated on our website.

For more information about calling a nurse at home or how to hire a live-in nurse in Moscow, please contact our managers by phone daily from 9.00 to 21.00