Putting In Your Own Needles
These resources will help you learn about why and how to put in your own needles:
Illustrated, 27 page module talks about the risks of putting in dialysis needles wrong, including infiltration and aneurysm. Also covers your role in site rotation of your own needles. From Life Options' Kidney School (MEI).
Tri-fold brochure describes the buttonhole technique for putting needles into a fistula, with history, benefits, and types of needles used. From the Northwest Renal Network.
Four page patient newsletter section talks about the benefits of putting in your own needles as a way to reduce stress. From Life Options (MEI).
Twelve page newsletter on Fistula First covers putting in your own needles as a way for you to take charge of needle fear and have more control over your dialysis. The buttonhole technique is also described. From the Southeastern Kidney Council.
Twelve page newsletter briefly describes the benefits of putting in your own needles. From ESRD Network 12.
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