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Intramuscular injection
Intramuscular (im) injection is a shot given in large muscle groups, typically shoulder (deltoid), thigh (vastus lateralis) and/or butt (gluteus). Check out http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/intramuscular_injection & http://www.Drugs.Com/cg/how-to-give-an-intramuscular-injection.Html for more info.
Dr. Alvin Lin reviewed this
32 year experience in Geriatrics
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A 31-year old male asked:
How long should a intramuscular injection hurt?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: intramuscular injection?
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A 40-year old asked:
Where on the body can people give themselves an intramuscular injection?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can neurosyphils be cure by intramuscular injections of penicillin once a week for 3 weeks?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is there a way to lessen pain associated with intramuscular injections? I receive weekly shots and it hurts for days afterwards but goes away.
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A 38-year old asked:
How can you treat pain at an intramuscular injection site?
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A 41-year old female asked:
What can be the reason of long lasting hematomas (more than 9 months) from intramuscular injections (B12)?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Does subcutaneous and intramuscular injections use the same B12 solution or vial? or is it different solution for different types of shots?
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A 21-year old male asked:
If patient is non-compliant to antipsychotics, can they be given covert intramuscular injections against their will by a family member whose a nurse?
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A 23-year old female asked:
How many hours/days does ascorbic acid stay in the body through an intramuscular injection?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will an intramuscular injection cause sciatica if it is given in the wrong location on the buttocks?
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A 44-year old female asked:
If i used tuberculin syringes for intramuscular injections for my diphenhydramine instead of the right kind, can it be harmful?
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A 40-year old asked:
How likely is the contraction of HIV or hepatitis C from intramuscular injections?
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A male asked:
Hi nurse have injected a intramuscular injection on my buttok and i am feeling numb at that area of 3 cms radius from two days is it haarmful ?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Had intramuscular injections in buttock on fri. Pain is radiating down leg. Never had this problem before. No redness. Hard to walk.
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A 48-year old asked:
What's the risk of sciatic nerve injury in an intramuscular injection to the buttocks?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is it possible to get an air embolism from a Covid-19 vaccine shot? Or is that not possible because it is an intramuscular injection? Thanks?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How long do the effects of an intramuscular Kenalog injection typically last? How long before the medication is totally cleared from the body?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Do deltiod intramuscular steroid injections usually have less side effects than oral steroids?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can Cushing's syndrome occur as a side effect of an intramuscular Kenalog injection? If so, can it be reversed & how is it treated?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What happens if intramuscular vitamin D3 injection to a 2 year child is given intravenously?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Can vitamin b12 hydroxocobalamin intramuscular solution be administered subcutaneously? Solution is watery red in ampules 1ml. I feel pain with IM Injections so that's why. What do you recommend? Any issue? Thanks. Male. 37.
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A 40-year old asked:
Are intramuscular needles safe to use?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can intramuscular drugs be injected in lower outer part of the butt?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How does it feels to have a lipoma intramuscular? what are the symptoms? Is it a serious thing?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Palpable mass 2 CM on lower back right side (intramuscular) painless in stand position it's not palpable ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can acetylcysteine inject thru intramuscular? Which part?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is an indeterminate intramuscular lesion on an MRI always mean cancer?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have an intramuscular lesion in my bicep. Other than cancer, what could this be?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can an intramuscular vaccine accidentally go into the fatty tissue instead of the muscle?
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