How to Open an Ampule | How to Break a Glass Ampoule Nursing Skill

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[@TameikaJohnson8680]

Watch your Videos for my regional registered nurse exam and was successful thanks to your help. Keep making a difference. God bless you❤

[@ICUAdvantage]

It still boggles my mind that in this day and age we still use these!! Shout out to all the nurses who have cut themselves with these in the past! You are not alone!! 😂😂😂

[@eurcynia]

my thoughts exactly!

[@Uprising771]

I hate those things too!

[@DETHREAPER11]

There's a lot of terrible old practices still used in modern medicine, prescription abbreviations, glass ampules, imperial/apothecary measurements, it's ridiculous how we have modern solutions to these messy old problems but are still making the same old problems

[@tenzintsogyal5188]

Passed my Nclex RN in first attempt mainly through watching your videos. Huge thanks for all the effort you put in making these quality educational videos for us.

[@areyouchoking1471]

Tip?: I insert the cap of the ampule into the barrel of a syringe with the plunger removed. This makes the cap longer thus it is easier to snap the cap off. It works like a charm specially in smaller ampules. It also prevents the cap from being crushed by my fingers' grip.

[@KanuckStreams]

I was walking down the street and there was a man ODing on Fentanyl, so badly that his lips were purple. Learning how to open an ampoule properly helped save his life. THANK YOU for showing me how to do it!

[@pat3926]

Great instruction. Quick thought why in the 21st century are we still doing this package style? Who else thinks it is stupid to have to snap glass to give a med?

[@calebmcnevin]

I don't know anything, but I imagine for some substances it's critical that they don't leak or get exposed to (too much) air, and this is a way to guarantee that. O-rings and lids fail, glass fails in a very clear way. Also, glass is generally non-reactive, whereas plastic can be reactive to certain substances. I would say the answer to your question of why are we still doing this is that it's still the best solution in some cases

[@abhinavdwivedi1756]

No,its only method not only for medicines but also for various liquid chemicals As the remain safe in glass If a wooden or plastic lid is used it will react with it

[@user-po3ii1tl9z]

I know, it definitely seems archaic but it's just to prevent the chemical inside the ampule from being exposed to air which may cause it to react. Edit: I also think glass is non-reactive which is why they use it specifically, but I could be wrong.

[@joshanderson427]

Who else thinks it’s stupid to call something they have no understanding of “stupid”?

[@odahimaable]

I agree. In a field where sharpnel safety is paramount it is not acceptable that you should have to break glass by your own hands to give medicine. Even worse that you have to do it multiple times every day

[@jacquelineirwin4090]

Thank you SO much for this video. I had been sent home with a new migraine med and can give myself a shot, but dang if I wasn't flummoxed by this glass thing when I got home from the pharmacy. Thanks for saving me today.

[@albertogonzalez01]

I love your videos, I know a lot of people who have injured their fingers just for open a glass ampule..... Ltes be careful.

[@solutionplanet5221]

Who is here after inuring their fingers?😂👇

[@samanthaanderson4099]

Been doing this without anyone teaching me. Thanks for teaching People.💕

[@kausarshahkhan2083]

Good for you ! God bless you more !

[@nazaryaha1462]

Love your educational videos i have learnt sooo much about the heart , tuberculosis, pneumonia thank you Sarah you have a seat with the almighty for your good deeds and work.❣💕❤💓💛💛🧡

[@noelandah1375]

So sweet....

[@rktelehealth]

Thanks so much I often watch your video

[@ValuableFather]

First time I opened an ampule for med admin skills it broke wrong and put a shard in my hand... I used to much force. It’s easier than you think!

[@奕捷邱]

u r amazing

[@ayadwidar8824]

My lovely time when i see a notification from ur channel 💓

[@NessaVanessa11]

Thank you Sara for your great instruction!

[@iwant2haveu]

Thank you! Had to break my first one today(:

[@navdeepnaruka8436]

Love from India 😍😍

[@HowTo-rg2dl]

Thank You 💞, I was treating at home. After breaking ampoule (with Chopsticks 🦁) glasses were used to scattered at floor.Finding the broken parts was a hard task. Anyhow I learned from you, just safely broken two ampoules 🤩😁🤪.

[@xbosskhorrency421]

With chopsticks got me rolling 😂

[@jasminemh5664]

Thanks alot for sharing great info . Love from Jordan 🌷🌺

[@dHempfler]

Nice, thank you, finally my testo shot :D

[@georgegeegeh3481]

Testosterone?

[@ZakirKhan-xk1ql]

I had break one today and it's really amazing.😍

[@Nghilifa]

Thank you Ms Sarah!

[@Kush.B]

You are amazing ❣️ Love from Nepal🇳🇵♥️

[@PediaTricks007]

Thanks. Appreciate your gesture

[@lin-tr1dg]

HELLO ! I love your videos. it helps me alot learn more about medication. + now I know how to break it . thank you sm.

[@Mean-Mr-Mustard]

Wow this is savage I had no idea you opened them this way! I was expecting a hammer or some sort of scoring tool. Cool video!

[@dak85016]

I hate those. I cut my finger really bad on one. Why do they exist? Isn't there a better option?

[@ICUAdvantage]

Slicked my thumb pretty good years ago!

[@rabiasheren3221]

Wear dishwashing gloves (those scotch brite ones) Hopefully u wont get a cut. Take care

[@gessagessa6310]

There is no safe options dear glass is a sterile cap of all types of medicine.

[@kishankharwar99]

Ma'am You're Awesome!❤️😍

[@yoloml85]

What about micro particles that fall into the medication

[@harkiratdhillon9881]

Me here after crushing the whole vial while trying to open

[@قصةموسيقية]

thx mame I hope to go to America and work as a nurse.😿

[@parkerhatcher224]

Thank you! I was given a lifesaving opioid overdose kit with these inside. And I just stared at them. Perplexed and full of mystery. I thought… do I smash it ever so gently? Do I flick it really hard? Am I supposed to bite this? What is this and why! Now I know that the gauze in the kit is not for the patient. It is for me. Thank you again!

[@maryjoyaubey]

The first time I open that I always remind myself don't put too much pressure because it can be broken HAHAHAHA

[@alshibani_medicalgy]

Thanks, you is great doctor

[@Shadi092986]

Always carry alcohol pads. My nursing teachers tell our cohort to use the folded, *unopened* alcohol pads to break the ampule open instead of the flimsy gauze.

[@dingodango5655]

God bless you sweetheart, 💕💕💕

[@gretesinkeviciute6717]

Great video but how do you open a faulty one that just doesn’t snap no matter the pressure, angle and spot??

[@Miramani]

You are awesome!

[@AmusiimentaAmbrose]

Became easy for me 😅

[@suzannepugh2531]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@Linkolnverse]

Oh, I thought it'd like shatter a bit more. Interesting.

[@xjoy1163]

This is one of the scariest parts of nursing 🤣 lol. But seriously ive shattered a whole bottle and not only cut myself but wasted that medication and it was just no. (thank lord i wasnt allergic)

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

love that accent.

[@eagleaxis4958]

First time i opened it, the ampule crushed. I learned from my mistake. 🤣

[@joot78]

Is there anyone who thinks these ampules are anything but dangerous and a pain-in-the-ass?! Trying to maintain a sterile field while wrestling these damn things... SHEESH. Thanks for the tip about gripping it with gauze.

[@nancysamuel8785]

So intersting video

[@奕捷邱]

AMAZING

[@a-ms9760]

Thanks

[@johnwillis5279]

Great Accent! 😀

[@Zidanlooei]

good job

[@fly_to_the_stars_with_me]

Thanks!

[@topupgaming1727]

Thank you mam for your fantastic lecture (practical ) but if we do like this in Indian government hospitals it will take a months or years to inject a right dose to patients lol

[@yousifmq]

Thank you

[@rachelpixie1999]

i just find that certain ampules are harding to break like nozinan, but dilaudid is a breeze

[@dr.prakash4823]

Cool 👍

[@hamzamathlouthi7123]

It’s very fragile today i was just feeling it and with little pressure it blew off in my hand

[@PARlS23]

Seems stupid that they don’t score the glass so it breaks clean off instead of all jagged and in pieces

[@amber_Forever16]

Mine aren’t breaking, they’re much smaller 2 ml so since they’re smaller the glass is more condensed making it stronger and the glass is thick, I had to smash it with a hammer and lost half the product 😞

[@xile33B]

I hate those things

[@hudhastings1]

ow I thought there was a special way to pop them off at least next time i can pop it without worrying.

[@MiriamWalcott]

I don't know who makes the ampoules my medication comes in but they NEVER break that easily 😢

[@andymcevoy3109]

Shoulda watched this before just shattering one under my thumb lmao. Dno how am not bleeding but there’s defo gonna be some splinters or some bullshit comin out down the line 😴

[@nazaryaha1462]

You are not the average person

[@zangetsu8639]

Why tf are we still use this

[@DrGammaMindset]

thank you

[@shahnazparvin5055]

Thank you

[@cinthiaykelly]

Thank you