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TISSUE  TYPES
​for injections

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                  Human Skin - very thin.                                                        Muscle - highly vascularized.                                             Fat - poorly vascularized.                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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SKIN Injections - ID - Intradermal
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​Tubersol - for TB testing
ID - IntraDermal Injection
​Within the Skin
 


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ID injections are usually placed on the anterior surface of the RIGHT or LEFT forearm. 
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Muscle Injections - IM - Intramuscular
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                                                                                                               Typical IMs: Antibiotics, certain Vaccines

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Fat Injections - SQ - Subcutaneous
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​Typical SQ injections:
  • Insulin Injections
  • MMR vaccine
  • Heparin 



The VIAL (or package insert) will tell you

WHERE that biological can be injected -
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READ THE VIAL.

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The Nurses' Station, P.C.               2 Terminal Drive, Suite 1                 East Alton, Il.  62024                  618-259-7781 
  • Introduction
  • The Nurses' Station, P.C.
  • CE Reviews
  • Articles
  • Covid-19 Vaccine Injection
  • The INFILTRATION
  • CNA Association IL
  • Vein Access Technologies
  • Products & Services
  • BP CE
  • Complementary Nursing Therapies