Leeches are used only once. Normally, after the session, they are placed in a 10 percent chloramine solution, and once they dissolve, the liquid is disposed into the toilet. The leeches are held in glass jars. The water in the jars must be replaced twice weekly with spring water.
The medical room where hirudotherapy is practiced should be equipped with the following materials:
Medicinal tools:
First aid medication
Drugs and pads
Absorbent cotton
Cotton gauze 10 cm
Plaster / Band-aid
Alcohol (96%)
Saline solution
Glucose solution (5%)
Hydrogen peroxide, chloramine (10%)
Disposable syringes
Needles
Mattress protector
Bandage 10 cm
Sheet
Blanket
Disposable gloves
Pine vaseline
Anatomic tweezers
Scissors with a blunt end
Petri dish
pharmaceutical blister
Cap bottles
Matches
Glass jars (200, 500 ml and 3 liters)
Lids for jars, plastic
Enamel pot with lid
Jar for the leeches
Pool
Sphygmomanometer
Phonendoscopes
Timer
Small sterilizing boxes
Electric sterilizer
forceps
Spatulas
Beaker
Rubber tube 8 mm
Ammonium alcohol
Hemostatic sponge
Valocordin or it's analogues
Adrenaline
Ammonium solution
Valerian tincture
Eufilin
Caffeine
Suprastin
Magnesium sulfate
Medical kit
Medical bag with tools for providing ambulance