[blparent] measuring meds in drops

Wed Feb 24 15:38:31 UTC 2010

They do come out in multiples and I can't feel them because my hands are 
always ice cold.
Barbara

A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something to 
hide.  The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.

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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 1:53 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring meds in drops

> Hello Barbara,
> Do multiple drops come out with each squeeze of the bulb?  If not, then 
> you
> could squeeze the bulb 9 times and get the correct amount.  You could have
> your husband watch a few times to make sure this method is working. 
> Perhaps
> another option would be for your husband to pre measure a few doses and 
> put
> them in small containers.  Then you could add the water and suck it all up
> with the syringe.  Lastly, perhaps your husband could measure the 9 drops,
> then suck them up with the syringe by themselves.  He could then put a 
> mark
> on the plunger of the syringe so you would know the correct measurement.
> Then you could measure the drops by squeezing the bulb 9 times, sucking up
> the proper amount in the syringe.  Then you would have to empty it into
> another cup, add the water, and suck it back up.  This would be a bit
> complicated, but it would ensure you have the correct amount of meds.
> Hope this helps.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 10:57 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring meds in drops
>
> The problem is getting the drops.  We mix it with water as the carrier and
> to water it down.  We have syringes that I can measure Tylenol or
> antibiotics but nine drops is such a small amount.  My husband gets it out
> with the squeeze bulb and then puts it in a cup, counting the drops that
> come out.  He then adds a tiny bit of water and slurps it up with the
> syringe.
> Barbara
>
>
> A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something to
> hide.  The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
>
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> From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:21 AM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring meds in drops
>
>> Hello BArbara:
>>
>>     Perhaps you could use a syringe and have someone pull the plunger up
>> the appropriate ammount and then cut a notch in the shaft. You also might
>> contact the vendor of the medicine and ask for a more precise 
>> measurement.
>
>> Ask for it to be converted to milliliters. I think syringes are 
>> calibrated
>
>> to milliliters. A Vetinary supply store may be able to help you get a
>> syringe. They can be prescribed as well. At one time, there were devices
>> used by diabetics to measure insulin when syringes were used for
>> injecting.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:02 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] measuring meds in drops
>>
>>
>>> Have any of you ever had to measure medicine in drops?  We're trying a
>>> new natural substance to help one of the twins sleep and he only needs
>>> nine drops.  Right now my sighted husband just puts them in the water 
>>> and
>
>>> draws it up in the syringe for us.  I can't think of any way that I 
>>> could
>
>>> do this myself because 9 to 10 drops is all he needs.  Any more may be
>>> overmedicating.
>>> Barbara
>>>
>>> A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something
>>> to hide.  The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
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