Do You Really Understand Anesthesia Puncture Kits?
Disposable anesthesia puncture kits are
used for puncturing and injecting medications during various anesthesia methods
in the human body, including epidural nerve block, subarachnoid block, and
nerve block.
Structure and Composition of Disposable
Anesthesia Puncture Kits
They consist of the following components:
- Anesthetic puncture needle
- Anesthetic catheter
- Anesthetic catheter adapter
- Air filter
- Medication filter
- Disposable sterile syringe
- Disposable sterile injection needle
- All-glass syringe
- Negative pressure tube
- Gauze
- Disinfectant brush
- Gloves
- Dressing towel
- Treatment towel
- Medical tape
- Catheter fixation pad
- Adhesive bandage
Model Specifications of Anesthesia
Puncture Kits
- AS-E: Epidural Anesthesia Puncture Kit
- AS-S: Spinal Anesthesia Puncture Kit
- AS-E/S: Combined Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia Puncture Kit
- AS-N: Nerve Block Anesthesia Puncture Kit
Key Puncture Points and Anesthesia
Puncture Precautions
- Careful Manual Operation
Never open the packaging of the anesthesia
puncture kit or its accessories by hand. Use special sterile forceps to open
each package one by one to prevent bacteria from entering the kit during manual
handling.
Additionally, it is best to position the
patient first before opening the puncture kit. Opening the kit first and then
positioning the patient may cause bacterial air flow during body movement,
which could contaminate the kit.
- Disinfect First, Then Prepare and Draw Medication
Disinfection and drape placement take time.
Always disinfect first, then prepare and draw medication. This avoids
contamination of items and medications inside the puncture kit by disinfectant.
Furthermore, the disinfectant brush should
not be placed near the puncture kit. After use, discard it in the trash to
prevent contamination of other tools in the kit.
- Use of Filters When Drawing Medication
Currently, most local anesthetics used in
hospital anesthesiology departments come in glass ampoules. When the glass
ampoule is opened, tiny glass shards may inevitably fall into the medication.
If injected into the epidural space, these shards can act as foreign bodies and
form granulomas.
Therefore, anesthesia puncture kits
available on the market are all equipped with filters. The correct method is to
connect the medication filter after attaching the anesthetic
catheter adapter, ensuring no glass shards are injected into the epidural
space.
