Northeastern University How To Give An Intramuscular Injection Shots of medicine given into a muscle Certain medicines need to be injected into muscle for them to work properly Injecting vaccines ID: 232131
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Stephen WeyelNortheastern University
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Shots of medicine given into a muscleCertain medicines need to be injected into muscle for them to work properlyInjecting vaccines into subcutaneous fat can cause vaccine failure due to poor vascularity of fat, thus slow mobilization of antigenOften administered into thigh, hip, upper arm, or buttocks
Intramuscular
(IM)
Injections
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Prep area by wiping it with an alcohol wipe and letting it dryHold syringe in dominant hand between thumb and index finger, letting the barrel rest on your second fingerWith free hand, gently pull skin in area so it is slightly tightHold syringe tightly and use wrist to inject needle at a 90 degree angle through skin into muscle
Administering the injection
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Once the needle is fully inserted, release skin and secure syringe with both handsPull back on plunger slightly to ensure blood vessels weren’t punctured during injectionIf blood comes back into barrel, remove the needle immediately and do not inject the medicineIf no blood comes back into syringe, push down on plunger to inject medicine
Pushing slowly on plunger will reduce amount of pain experienced by patient
Once medicine is fully injected, remove needle at 90 degree angle and dispense in sharps bin
Administering the
injection (continued)Slide5
Have patient in lateral recumbent position, supine, or sitting Divide thigh into 3 equal parts Shot is given into outer middle third Advantages: large muscle, easy to seeStandard for children below age 3, as it is their largest muscle
Vastus
Lateralis (thigh muscle)
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Have patient in lateral recumbent position or supinePlace heel of hand on upper, outer part of thigh where it meets the buttocksPoint thumb at groin and fingers towards patient’s headForm “V” by separating first finger from other three fingers, inject into middle of “V” Utilized for adults and children older than 7 months
Ventrogluteal
(Hip muscle)
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Have patient in lateral recumbent position or sittingPalpate and locate bone on top of upper arm (acromion process) Between bottom of acromion process and armpit level is injection site, 1 to 2 inches below acromion processSite should not be used if patient is very thin with little muscle
Deltoid (Upper arm muscle)
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Have patient in prone positionPalpate and locate posterior superior iliac spine, then locate greater trochanter of femurVisualize diagonal line between these two locations, injection site is above center of line (upper, outer quadrant of buttocks), but below iliac crestExtreme caution should be used with this site, as the sciatic nerve and superior gluteal artery are in this area
Dorsogluteal
(buttocks muscle)
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Tell patient to contact physician if:Fever, coughing, or general symptoms of illness develop after injectionSwelling or bruising develops at injection site
Seek immediate care if:
Rash develops at injection site
Experience shortness of breathMouth or face swelling occurs
Inform patient
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proper technique while giving shots
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