How do you give intramuscular injections?

How to administer an intramuscular injection

1. Follow these steps for a safe intramuscular injection:
2. Remove the cap.
3. Draw air into the syringe.
4. Insert air into the vial.
5. Withdraw the medication.
6. Remove air bubbles.
7. Insert the needle.
8. Check for blood.

How do you give an intramuscular injection in the arm?

Hold the skin around where you will give the injection: With your free hand, gently press on and pull the skin so that it is slightly tight. Insert the needle into the muscle: Hold the syringe barrel tightly and use your wrist to inject the needle through the skin and into the muscle at a 90 degree angle.

Do you pinch skin giving intramuscular injection?

Insert needle at an 45o angle to the skin. Pinch up on SQ tissue to prevent injecting into muscle. Aspiration before injection is not required.

What is the effect of intramuscular injection?

Intramuscular injections commonly result in pain, redness, and swelling or inflammation around the injection site. These side effects are generally mild and last no more than a few days at most. Rarely, nerves or blood vessels around the injection site can be damaged, resulting in severe pain or paralysis.

When do you use intramuscular injections?

An intramuscular injection delivers medication into a muscle. Doctors frequently use intramuscular injections to administer vaccines and certain other drugs. People with specific conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, may need to give themselves this type of injection at home.

How do you know if you give an IM injection wrong?

However, within 30 minutes or so, more serious symptoms can develop, including:

1. Coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
2. Chest tightness.
3. Hives.
4. Dizziness or fainting.
5. Rapid or irregular heartbeat.
6. Weak pulse.
7. Facial swelling.
8. Swollen or itchy lips or tongue.

Should we rub after im injection?

Following a Perseris injection, patients should be advised that they will have a lump at the injection site which will decrease and disappear over time. They should not rub or massage the injection site or allow belts or waistbands to tightly constrict the area (Karas, Burdge, & Rey, 2019).

Why do intramuscular injections hurt?

The pain you are experiencing is usually soreness of the muscle where the injection was given. This pain is also a sign that your immune system is making antibodies in response to the viruses in the vaccine.