Clinical Skills Team @ Edinburgh Medical School on Instagram: "Okay Skill Time! Elsbeth shows us some tips on how to open a glass ampule or vial 🕶 💫 wear your PPE (such as gloves) and always handle glass carefully - you can use a small gauze swab to hold onto the top half of the glass 💫 identify the dot (if visible) as this indicates one of the weakest points on the ampule 💫 use your dominant hand to apply secure pressure at the top of the vial and your non dominant hand to hold and support