[blparent] measuring meds in drops

[Barbara Hammel]

    How do you know that a drop is about 1/20 milliliter.  Not being snarky, 
just curious.
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: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 4:48 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring meds in drops

> In general a drop is 1/20th of a ml.  So 9 drops would be a tad less than
> half a milliliter.  And syringes can be picked up at Wal-Mart, or other
> pharmacies.  Some give them for free, and others you need to pay for them.
>
> Michael Baldwin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Louise Walch
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:30 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring meds in drops
>
> In regard to measuring drops:
>
> I think what you might need is a narrower syringe. If you can figure out 
> how
> many millilitres is equal to nine drops, then I would think you'd just 
> need
> a narrow enough syringe that would be accurate when you mark a notch  in 
> the
> plunger. Having said that, I'm a brand new parent and just now figuring 
> this
> out for myself, so I might be wrong, and perhaps there are others with 
> more
> seasoned methods.
>
> Thanks for the discussion.
>
> Louise
>
> Louise G. Walch
> NCLB Braille Exam Coordinator
> braille at nbpcb.org
> www.nbpcb.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:56 AM
> 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.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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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