If some medicine went in, check with your doctor before you give yourself another shot. If you're bleeding after you remove the needle, apply direct pressure to stop the bleeding. Clean the wound with soap and water, and cover it with a bandage, if needed, to protect it. What if I see blood in the syringe? If you see blood in the bottom of the syringe hub before you push in the plunger: Remove the needle without giving the medicine. Dispose of the needle in a safe way.
Use a hard plastic, metal, or "sharps" container with a lid. Use a new needle to give the shot. You can put a new needle on the syringe and then give the injection in a new spot. What about infections? These signs include: Increased pain, swelling, warmth, or redness around the injection site. Red streaks leading from the site. Pus draining from the site. A fever. How do I rotate injection sites? Is bruising okay? What if I don't like needles?
Credits Current as of: October 2, Current as of: October 2, How to Give a Subcutaneous Injection. Home About MyHealth. Include Images Large Print. The injection site depends on your child's age.
The size of the needle also influences the location of the injection site. The size of the needle depends on the weight of your child and the type of drug they are taking. The diameter of the needles also varies depending on your child's age. This size is described in units called "gauge numbers".
Needles with larger diameters have smaller gauge numbers. If the injection you are giving is more than 1 mL in volume, check with your health-care provider about which location is appropriate for your child.
For newborns, the IM injection site is the front outer side of the thigh. To inject into the thigh, the needle length must be 16 mm. Use a to gauge needle. For infants, the IM injection site is the front outer side of the thigh.
Do not use the inner thigh or back of the thigh. Divide the thigh into thirds; the injection site is in the middle third section. To inject into the site, the needles must be 16mm to 22 mm long. Your baby's doctor may give you a longer needle depending on the size of your child. The needle must be long enough so that it will reach deep into the muscle. It should reach past the tissue just above the muscle, which is the subcutaneous SC tissue.
This helps to reduce irritation to the subcutaneous tissue which can cause pain associated with IM injections. You may be given a longer needle depending on the size of your child. This helps to reduce irritation to the SC tissue which can cause pain associated with IM injections. For older children, the size of the needle depends on the sex and weight of your child. Generally, a needle that is 25 mm to 38 mm long can be used for adolescents. Choose the injection spot.
Clean the skin with soap and water you do not need to use an alcohol swab , and pat dry. Try to change injection sites with each injection you give. For example, inject into the left thigh in the morning and the right thigh at night. Hold the shaft of the syringe in a dart-like fashion.
Hold the muscle around the area so that it is stable and secure. Insert the needle directly through the skin at a right angle degree angle into the muscle. Try to do this quickly. Move your hand into position to direct the plunger.
Do not move the needle tip once it is inserted. Give the drug quickly to reduce pain, firmly pushing the plunger down as far as it will go.
Do not pull back on the plunger before pushing the plunger down. Inject all of the air into the vial. Be careful to not touch the needle to keep it clean. Withdraw the medication. Turn the vial and syringe upside down so the needle points upward and pull back on the plunger to withdraw the correct amount of medication. Remove air bubbles. Tap the syringe to push any bubbles to the top and gently depress the plunger to push the air bubbles out.
Insert the needle. Hold the needle like a dart and insert it into the muscle at a degree angle. You should insert the needle in a quick, but controlled manner. Do not push the plunger in. Check for blood. Use your dominant hand — the one that did the injection — to pull back on the plunger slightly, looking for blood in the syringe. Withdraw the needle quickly and discard it into a puncture-resistant sharps container.
A sharps container is a red container that you can purchase at any pharmacy. Use a piece of gauze to apply light pressure to the injection site.
You can even massage the area to help the medicine be absorbed into the muscle. Use a bandage if necessary. But certain symptoms may be a sign of a more serious complication. Call your doctor or healthcare provider right away if you experience:. Read through the steps several times until you feel comfortable with the procedure, and take your time. When a medication is injected directly into muscle, it is called an intramuscular injection IM. The Z-track method of IM is used to prevent tracking….
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