Immunotherapy Safety for the Primary Care ... - U.S. Coast Guard

BEFORE EACH SHOT!!!
• Screen patient’s current health and medication status.
• Perform these safety checks:
– Right Patient (positively confirm – photo ID, etc.)
– Right Extract (extract contents, prescription #, & name must be
on vial)
– Right Strength / Color/ Concentration
– Right Time (make sure date of injection is within prescribed
schedule)
– Right Dose (have patient verify vial # and amount drawn correct)
* Patient verification of all the above.
• All asthmatic patients receiving immunotherapy
must perform peak flow measurements (three
measurement attempts) with best reading meeting or
exceeding set parameters, prior to injections!