Vaccine Administration

Guidelines

• Vaccine Administration Guidelines [2.13 MB, 15 pages]
  from Pink Book Appendix (includes pictures of sites)
• Vaccines with Diluents: How to Use Them [96 KB, 1 page]
  Contains a chart that lists the vaccines that require reconstitution with a diluent before they can be administered including maximum time allowed between reconstituting each vaccine and having to discard it. Plus the general steps to follow when reconstituting vaccines.
• It's Federal Law - use of VISs and more in Pink Book appendix E [1 MB, 10 pages]
  Appendix includes instructions for use of Vaccine Information Statements, how to get VISs, questions and answers, etc.
• Dosage, Route, Site:
  • All ages: Dose, Route, Site, and Needle Size [133 KB, 1 page]
  • Adults: Dose, Route, Site, Needle Size, and Preparation [72 KB, 1 page]
               How to administer IM and SC Injections to Adults [133 KB, 1 page]
• Immunization Site Maps
• Children and preteens
  Michigan Department of Community Health
  • Under 12 months of age [353 KB, 1 page]
  • 12 months and older [462 KB, 1 page]
  • 11-12 years of age [88 KB, 1 page]
• Teens [234 KB, 1 page]
  Philadephia Department of Public Health
• Adults [494 KB, 1 page]
  California Department of Public Health
• Indications
• Managing vaccine reactions
  • in children and teens [80 KB, 2 pages] NEW Feb 2010
  • in adults [66 KB, 2 pages] NEW Feb 2010
• Recording vaccine administration
  Records for children, teens, & adults
• Report a suspected side effect (VAERS)
  See also reportable events under Reference Tables below.
• Provider's Role: Importance of Vaccine Administration and Storage
• Suggestions to improve your immunization services [83 KB, 2 pages]
• Standing Orders
• Vaccine Recommendations for Emergency Situations
• Standards for Immunization Practices
  • for children and adolescents 
  • for adults [91 KB, 7 pages]

Screening and Checklists

• Skills Checklist for Pediatric Immunization [37 KB, 2 pages]
  Also in Pink Book appendix-D, pages 16-17
• Adult checklists: 
  • Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today? [87 KB, 2 pages]
  • You're Never Too Old to Get Shots   [60 KB, 1 page]
• Screening Questionnaires:
  • for Child and Teen Immunization [78 KB, 2 pages]
  • for Adult Immunization [215 KB, 2 pages]
• IAC's print materials for health professionals providing vaccines
  Administering vaccines, documenting vaccination, handling and storage, supplies checklist, vaccine questions and answers, etc.
• Suggested Supplies Checklist for Adult Clinics [58 KB, 1 page]

Reference Tables

• Contraindications
  • Contraindications/Precautions Tables (by condition)
  • Contraindications to Vaccines Chart (by vaccine) Updated Feb 2011
  • Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults [66 KB, 1 page]
  • Conditions Commonly Misperceived as Contraindications to Vaccination NEW Feb 2011
• Table of Reportable Events after Vaccination [75 KB, 5 pages]. Also available as vaccine injury/compensation table on HRSA site.
• The VICP Vaccine Injury Table
• Anti-body Live Vaccine Interval Table [11 KB, 1 pages]
• Immunization of Immunocompromised Patients Tables [55 KB, 2 pages]
  Summary of ACIP Recommendations on Immunization of Immunocompromised Infants and Children (Vaccination of Persons with Primary and Secondary Immune Deficiences)
• Vaccine Excipient and Media Summary (also called formulations or ingredients)
  listed by vaccine [50 KB, 3 pages]
  
• Minimum ages and intervals [91 KB, 2 pages]

Comforting Techniques

• DVD: Immunization Techniques "Safe, Effective, Caring"
• Comforting children during vaccinations:
  • Be There for Your Child During Shots (full-color flyer) [1.22 MB, 2 pages]
    First page in Spanish and second page in English (Available for order)
  • Comforting Restraint for Immunizations (full-color flyer) [413 KB, 2 pages]
    First page in English and second page in Spanish (Available for order)
    
  • Comforting Measures (poster) [469 KB, 2 pages]