2021年10月15日 · The thigh is usually the easiest place to give yourself an intramuscular shot. Insert the needle on the outside part of your thigh about halfway between your hip and knee. The needle should enter your thigh at a 90-degree angle. That means it should be a straight shot — not given diagonally.

Use a needle long enough to reach deep into the muscle. Insert the needle at a 90° angle to the skin with a quick thrust. Separate two injections given in the same deltoid muscle (or anterolateral thigh muscle, if using) by a minimum of 1".

2024年6月18日 · Needles and syringes used for vaccine injections must be sterile and disposable. A separate needle and syringe should be used for each injection. Changing needles between drawing vaccine from a vial and injecting it into a recipient is not necessary unless the needle has been damaged or contaminated 11.

2024年6月17日 · If you need to give yourself a prescription injection, learn how to pick a syringe by how much medication it holds and a needle by its length and width.

Use a 22–25 gauge needle. Choose the injection site and needle length that is appropriate to the person’s age and body mass. 4 If skin is stretched tightly and subcutaneous tissues are not bunched.

2023年9月20日 · What is a subcutaneous injection? A subcutaneous injection uses a short needle to inject a mediation into the fatty tissue layer between your skin and muscle — or right under your skin. Typically, medication delivered this way is absorbed by your body slowly, around 24 hours after the injection.

2024年12月2日 · What is an intramuscular injection? An intramuscular (IM) injection is a shot of medicine given into a muscle. Certain medicines need to be given into the muscle for them to work correctly. What should I know about the syringe? There are 3 parts to a syringe: the needle, the barrel, and the plunger. The needle goes into your muscle.

2023年12月7日 · This information will help you learn how to give yourself a subcutaneous (SUB-kyoo-TAY-nee-us) injection (shot) using a prefilled syringe. A subcutaneous injection is an injection that’s given under your skin. A prefilled syringe is a syringe that comes with medicine inside. Your healthcare provider will show you how to give yourself the injection.