Hypodermic syringes with multiple needles and methods of calming psychiatric patients using such

摘要

Hypodermic syringes with multiple needles are used to practice a method of calming psychiatric patients. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention generally used to calm violent adult patients, the syringe has a first barrel containing an antipsychotic, a second barrel containing a sedating antihistamine and a third barrel containing an antianxiety sedative. Each barrel also has a separate projecting needle and contains a piston. A common operator, preferably in the form of a plunger simultaneously pushes all of the pistons so that the patient receives three injections simultaneously. For children, a second embodiment of the syringe includes two barrels instead of three, each barrel containing a separate medication. In each embodiment the syringe is packaged in a manually openable plastic envelope with a safety cap over the needles.