Technique
Injection Sites
Adults
Studies have shown that IM Injections occur
in 12 -34 % of injections depending on :
Injection site
Body habitus of patient
Length of needle
Use of pinch or not
How long pinch held and when realesed
Thickness of SC in mm
SUMMARY
Lipohypertrophy
Sites should be inspected by the HCP at very visit
Making two ink marks at opposites edges of the
lipohypertrophy
Patients should not inject into areas of lipohypersthrophy
until the abnormal tissue returns to normal
Switching injections from lipohyperthropy to normal tissue
The best current presentative and therapeutic strategies
for lipohypertrophy
Patients feels less pain when injecting in the lipohypertrophy
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