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I-Atropine intramuscular iyimithi enikezwa njengomjovo emsipheni wakho ukwelapha ubuthi obukhulu kanye nezimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha ezithile. Le mithi enamandla ivimba izimpawu zemizwa ethile emzimbeni wakho, okungasindisa impilo uma uke wavezwa kumakhemikhali ayingozi noma udinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo ngezinkinga ezinkulu zesigqi senhliziyo.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo ngokuvamile basebenzisa imijovo ye-atropine ezibhedlela, kuma-ambulensi, noma ezindaweni eziphuthumayo ngoba isebenza ngokushesha nangempumelelo. Umuthi uza ulayishwe ngaphambili kuma-auto-injectors ukuze usetshenziswe kalula ezimweni eziphuthumayo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abangase bavezwe kuma-ejenti emizwa noma izibulala-zinambuzane ezithile.
I-Atropine intramuscular iyimithi kadokotela evimba ama-acetylcholine receptors ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa. I-Acetylcholine iyisithunywa samakhemikhali esisiza imizwa ukuthi ixhumane nemisipha nezitho emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Uma uthola i-atropine njengomjovo emsipheni wakho, ingena ngokushesha egazini lakho futhi ihambe iye ezithweni ezihlukahlukene. Umuthi empeleni ubeka amabhuleki ezimpawini zemizwa ethile ezingase zibangele izimpawu eziyingozi ngesikhathi sokubulawa ubuthi noma izimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha.
Lolu hlobo lwe-atropine lubhekwa njengomuthi oqinile ngoba lungathinta izinhlelo eziningi zomzimba ngesikhathi esisodwa. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bayisebenzisela ngokuqondile izimo eziphuthumayo lapho imithi yomlomo ingase ibe yindlala kakhulu noma lapho othile engakwazi ukugwinya ngokuphepha.
I-Atropine intramuscular iphatha izimo eziningana eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha, ngobuthi obuyisizathu esivame kakhulu sokusetshenziswa kwayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma uke wavezwa ezibulala-zinambuzane ze-organophosphate, ama-ejenti emizwa, noma ubuthi obuthile bamakhambi.
Umuthi futhi uyasiza ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha lapho izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho lehla ngendlela eyingozi noma lapho uhlangabezana nobunzima obukhulu bokuphefumula. Abanye abantu bathola imijovo ye-atropine ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa ukunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwamathe nokuvimbela izinkinga ezithile ngesikhathi sokubelethela.
Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu lapho i-atropine intramuscular ingase idingeke khona:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, odokotela bangase basebenzise i-atropine ezimweni ezingavamile njengokuhlaselwa okukhulu kwe-asthma okungaphenduli kweminye imithi, noma izinhlobo ezithile zezifo zemizwa. Lezi zimo azivamile kodwa zingaba yingozi ekuphileni uma zenzeka.
I-Atropine intramuscular isebenza ngokuvimba ama-acetylcholine receptors emzimbeni wakho wonke, okuyeka izimpawu ezithile zemizwa ukuthi zingafinyeleli lapho ziya khona. Cabanga ngayo njengokunqamula okwesikhashana izintambo ezithile ohlelweni lukagesi lomzimba wakho ukuvimbela ukusebenza ngokweqile okuyingozi.
Lapho unobuthi ngamakhemikhali athile, uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa lungase lube ngaphezu kokusebenza, okubangela izimpawu ezinjengokujuluka ngokweqile, ukuchitheka, ukuthuthumela kwemisipha, nezinkinga zokuphefumula. I-Atropine ingena ukuze ithulise lokhu kusebenza ngokweqile ngokuvimba imiyalezo yamakhemikhali ebangela lezi zimpawu.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomqina kakhulu ngoba uthinta izinhlelo eziningi zezitho ngasikhathi sinye. Ngemizuzu yokuthola umjovo, ungase uqaphele izinguquko ezingeni lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho, ukuphefumula, neminye imisebenzi yomzimba njengoba umuthi usebenza.
Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwemizuzu emi-5 kuya kweli-10 ngemva komjovo futhi ingahlala amahora amaningana, kuye ngomthamo kanye nokuphendula kwakho. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bangaphinda imithamo uma kudingeka ukuze bagcine imiphumela yokuvikela.
Imijovo ye-Atropine intramuscular ngaso sonke isikhathi inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo noma abaphenduli bezimo eziphuthumayo abaqeqeshiwe, hhayi njengomuthi ozinikezwayo. Umjovo ngokuvamile ungena emsipheni wakho wethanga, engalweni engenhla, noma emqulu, kuye ngesimo esiphuthumayo.
Uma unomjovo ozishintshayo obhalwe ukuthi ungasetshenziswa uma ungase ube sengozini yokuchayeka ejenti yezinzwa, uzothola ukuqeqeshwa okuthile mayelana nendlela yokuyisebenzisa. Umjovo kufanele unikezwe ngengubo uma kunesidingo, futhi kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha ngisho nangemva kokusebenzisa umjovo ozishintshayo.
Ngokungafani nemithi yomlomo, akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthatha i-atropine nokudla noma amanzi njengoba ifakwa ngqo emsipheni wakho. Umuthi udlula ngqo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, yingakho usebenza ngokushesha ezimweni eziphuthumayo.
Abaphenduli bezimo eziphuthumayo bazoqapha izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile ngemva kokukunika i-atropine, njengoba umthamo ungase udingeke ukuthi ulungiswe ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho kanye nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwe-atropine intramuscular buqondana ngokuphelele nesimo esiphuthumayo kanye nokuphendula komzimba wakho emuthini. Abantu abaningi bathola imijovo eyodwa kuya kwemithathu ngesikhathi sesigaba esibukhali sokwelashwa, ngemithamo ehlukaniswe ngemizuzu eyi-10 kuya kwengama-20.
Ezimweni zokubulawa ubuthi, ungase udinge imithamo eminingi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka futhi umzimba wakho ukwazi ukususa into enobuthi. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bazoqhubeka bekuqapha futhi benikeze imithamo eyengeziwe njengoba kudingeka, ngezinye izikhathi amahora amaningana.
Ngokungafani nemithi yansuku zonke oyithatha ekhaya, i-atropine intramuscular akuyona ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside. Lapho isimo esiphuthumayo sesixazululiwe futhi izimpawu zakho zizinzile, imijovo iyayeka. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobe seligxila ekunakekelweni okusekelayo nasekuhloleni noma yimiphi imiphumela esele.
Isikhathi sokululama siyahlukahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngobukhulu bokubulawa yizinto ezinobuthi noma isimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha. Abanye abantu bazizwa ngcono kungakapheli amahora, kanti abanye bangase badinge izinsuku eziningana zokunakekelwa esibhedlela ukuze balulame ngokugcwele.
I-Atropine intramuscular ingabangela imiphumela ehlukahlukene eceleni ngoba ithinta izinhlelo eziningi emzimbeni wakho. Le miphumela ivame ukuba yizinto okufanele zihwebelane ngenxa yezinzuzo ezisindisa impilo ezimweni eziphuthumayo, futhi abahlinzeki bezempilo bazokuqapha eduze nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo.
Imiphumela evame kakhulu eceleni ongase uyithole ihlanganisa umlomo owomile, umbono ongacacile, ukwanda kwesilinganiso senhliziyo, nobunzima bokuchama. Le miphumela ivame ukuvela kungakapheli imizuzu engama-30 ngemuva komjovo futhi ingahlala amahora amaningana njengoba umzimba wakho usebenza ngemithi.
Nawa amanye imiphumela eceleni evame kakhulu abantu abaningi abayitholayo:
Abanye abantu bangase bathole imiphumela eceleni engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ngenkathi lokhu kungavamile, kungakhathaza lapho kwenzeka, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasengozini njengeziguli ezigugile noma labo abanezimo zenhliziyo.
Imiphumela eceleni engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ihlanganisa:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engaba yingozi ingabandakanya i-coma, ukucindezeleka kokuphefumula, noma ukusabela okukhulu komzimba. Lezi zinkinga azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo uma zenzeka.
I-Atropine intramuscular inezinambitheko ezimbalwa kakhulu eziphikisayo ngoba isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ezimeni eziphuthumayo ezisongela impilo lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe nokuqapha okuseduze lapho bethola lo muthi.
Abantu abane-glaucoma kufanele basebenzise i-atropine ngokucophelela okukhulu, njengoba ingakhuphula ingcindezi yamehlo futhi ingase ibangele ukulahlekelwa umbono. Labo abane-prostate enwetshiwe noma izinkinga zokugcinwa komchamo bangase bahlangabezane nezimpawu eziqhubekayo ezingaba yingozi.
Izimo ezidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-atropine zihlanganisa:
Noma ngabe zikhona lezi zimo, odokotela bangase basebenzise i-atropine ezimeni eziphuthumayo zangempela, kodwa bazokuqapha eduze kakhulu futhi bangase balungise umthamo noma banikeze ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe.
Ubudala bungase futhi buthinte indlela ozosabela ngayo ku-atropine, neziguli ezigugile nezingane ezincane ezizwela kakhulu kokubili izinzuzo nemiphumela emibi yomuthi.
I-Atropine intramuscular iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebhrendi, ngama-auto-injectors ayizindlela eziqashelwa kakhulu zokusetshenziswa eziphuthumayo. Ibhrendi eyaziwa kakhulu yi-AtroPen, eza njenge-auto-injector egcwaliswe ngaphambili eyenzelwe ukuphathwa ngokushesha ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zamakhemikhali.
Amanye amagama ebhrendi afaka i-Atropine Sulfate Injection ngabakhiqizi abahlukahlukene, nakuba izinguqulo ezivamile zisebenza ngokufana nemikhiqizo yegama lebhrendi. Abasebenzi bezempi nabaphenduli bokuqala bavame ukuthwala i-ATNAA (Antidote Treatment Nerve Agent Auto-injector), ehlanganisa i-atropine nomunye umuthi obizwa nge-pralidoxime.
Izikhungo zezempilo ngokuvamile zigcina i-atropine sulfate injection ejwayelekile emabhodleleni okusetshenziswa eziphuthumayo, kuyilapho ama-auto-injectors agcinelwe ukusetshenziswa emkhakheni ngabasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe noma abantu abasengozini yokuchayeka kumuthi wezinzwa.
I-Atropine intramuscular inezinye izindlela eziqondile zokwelapha izimo eziphuthumayo ezinobuthi obukhulu, kodwa eminye imithi ingasiza ezimweni ezithile. I-Pralidoxime ivame ukusetshenziswa kanye ne-atropine ngokuphuziswa kwe-organophosphate, njengoba isebenza ngendlela ehlukile yokubuyisela ukusebenza okujwayelekile kwemizwa.
Ezimweni ezingathí sina zokubulala ubuthi, i-atropine yomlomo ingase icatshangelwe, nakuba isebenza kancane kakhulu kune-injection ye-intramuscular. Abanye odokotela bangase basebenzise i-glycopyrrolate, enemiphumela efanayo kodwa engangeni ebuchosheni kalula njenge-atropine.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezisekelayo ezigcwalisa i-atropine zifaka:
Ukukhetha ukwelashwa kuncike ohlotsheni oluthile lokuhlaselwa ubuthi kanye nezimpawu zakho ngazinye. Ezimweni eziphuthumayo eziningi, i-atropine ihlala iyindlela yokuqala yokwelashwa ngenxa yesenzo sayo esisheshayo nokusebenza kahle.
I-Atropine intramuscular ingcono kakhulu kune-atropine yomlomo ezimweni eziphuthumayo ngoba isebenza ngokushesha okukhulu futhi ngokwethembeka okwengeziwe. Uma uhlangabezana nokuhlaselwa ubuthi okukhulu noma isimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha, udinga imithi efika emsingeni wakho wegazi ngemizuzu, hhayi imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60 okudingwa imithi yomlomo.
Umjovo we-intramuscular uqinisekisa futhi ukuthi uthola umthamo ogcwele womuthi, ngisho noma uhlanza noma ungenalwazi. I-Atropine yomlomo ingaba engalindelekile uma unesiyezi noma uma uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lungasebenzi ngendlela efanele ngenxa yokuhlaselwa ubuthi.
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo, i-atropine intramuscular inikeza amazinga egazi aqhubekayo kanye nokukhululeka okusheshayo kwezimpawu eziyingozi. Kodwa-ke, i-atropine yomlomo ingase ifanele izimo ezingaphuthumi kakhulu noma njengokwelashwa okulandelayo uma isigaba esiphuthumayo sesidlulile.
Ifomu elijovwayo ngokuqinisekile yilo elikhethwayo uma iminithi ngalinye libalulekile, yingakho abaphenduli bezimo eziphuthumayo nezibhedlela bethembele kulo ekwelapheni amacala okuhlaselwa ubuthi okukhulu.
I-Atropine intramuscular ingasetshenziswa ezigulini zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngoba yandisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo futhi ingathinta umfutho wegazi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola isimo esiphuthumayo ngokumelene nesimo sakho senhliziyo ukuze linqume ukuthi i-atropine iyona ndlela ephephe kakhulu.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezithile zokushaya kwenhliziyo bangase bazuzwe yimiphumela ye-atropine, kanti abanye abanesifo semithambo yenhliziyo badinga ukubhekwa eduze. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho ngokuqhubekayo futhi lilungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka ukuze likugcine uphephile.
Uma ngengozi uthola i-atropine eningi, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile ekuqaleni. Ukweqisa kwe-Atropine kungabangela izimpawu eziyingozi njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo kakhulu, umkhuhlane ophezulu, ukudideka okukhulu, noma ukuquleka okungenzeka kungaveli ngokushesha.
Shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo noma uye egumbini eliphuthumayo eliseduze ngokushesha. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bangakunika imithi yokulwa nemiphumela ye-atropine futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqhubeke nomuthi owedlulele ngokuphepha.
I-Atropine intramuscular ayinikezwa ngeshejuli ejwayelekile njengemithi yansuku zonke, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile ngeke
Akufanele ushayele ngemva kokuthola i-atropine intramuscular ngoba ibangela ukubona okungacacile, isiyezi, futhi ithinta ikhono lakho lokusabela ngokushesha. Le miphumela ingahlala amahora amaningi futhi yenze ukushayela kube yingozi kuwe nakwabanye emgwaqweni.
Abantu abaningi abathola imijovo ye-atropine basezimeni eziphuthumayo ezidinga ukunakekelwa esibhedlela noma kunjalo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokweluleka uma kuphephile ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nokushayela, ngokusekelwe endleleni ozizwa ngayo nokululama kwakho.
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