An intramuscular injection delivers medication into a muscle. Doctors frequently use intramuscular injections to administer vaccines and certain other drugs. Injection sites include the upper arm, hip ...

Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

Injections deliver liquid medications, fluids, or nutrients directly into a person’s body. Different types of injections include intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraosseous, and intradermal ...

Libby Richards receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Nurses Foundation. Millions have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but why haven’t they rolled ...

One of the things that many people hate most about getting vaccinations and taking certain types of medication is needles. Any medication that has to be delivered intramuscular typically requires a ...

To inject hCG correctly, pinch the skin for a cutaneous injection or stretch it for an intramuscular one. Push the needle in gently and slowly release the plunger, waiting at least 10 seconds before ...