Everything about Intramuscular Injection totally explained
Intramuscular injection is the
injection of a substance directly into a
muscle. In
medicine, it's one of several alternative methods for the administration of
medications (see
Route of administration). It is used for particular forms of medication that are administered in small amounts. Depending on the chemical properties of the drug, the medication may either be absorbed fairly quickly or more gradually. Intramuscular injections are often given in the
deltoid,
vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal and dorsogluteal muscles. When the
gluteal muscles are used, injections should be made on the upper, outer quadrant of the
buttock to avoid damaging the
sciatic nerve.
Injection fibrosis is a complication that may occur if the injections are delivered with great frequency or with improper technique.
Thrombocytopenia (low
platelet counts) and
coagulopathy (bleeding tendency) are
contraindications for intramuscular injections, as they may lead to
hematomas.
Examples of medications that are sometimes administered intramuscularly are:
In addition, some
vaccines are administered intramuscularly:
Gardasil
hepatitis A vaccine
Also certain substances (for example ketamine) are injected intramuscularly for recreational purposes.
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