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Intramuscular Injection
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Injectable Drug Delivery Route
Emergency Medication Delivery
Subcutaneous Injection
Intravascular Injection
Technique
Location
Deltoid muscle
Outer thigh (Vastus lateralis muscle)
Upper, outer aspect of buttock
Avoid sciatic nerve at inferior medial aspect
Precautions
Avoid frequent site reuse due to injection site fibrosis risk
Efficacy
Many standard IM medication uses are no more effective than their oral counterparts
Vitamin B12
Replacement
Ketorlac (
Toradol
)
Corticosteroid
s
Ceftriaxone
in cases of refractory
Otitis Media
or
Urinary Tract Infection
s in children
Shatsky (2009) Am Fam Physician 79(4):297-300 [PubMed]
Contraindications
Bleeding Diathesis
(e.g.
Coagulopathy
or
Thrombocytopenia
)
Indications
Analgesic
s
Morphine
Sedative-Hypnotic
s
Diazepam
Ketamine
Vaccination
s
Gardasil
Vaccine
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Rabies Vaccine
Sex Hormones
Testosterone
Estradiol
Depo Provera
Lupron
Antibiotics
Penicillin
Ceftriaxone
Miscellaneous
Interferon
Beta (
Multiple Sclerosis
)
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