Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology (Custom)
Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology (Custom)
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ISBN: 9781269752862
Author: Marieb
Publisher: PEARSON
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The three muscles used as intramuscular injection sites and the muscle most often used as injection sites in babies.

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An intramuscular injection is a technique used for delivering a medication/substance deep into the muscles. Muscle tissue has a large blood supply than the tissue present beneath the skin and can hold large volume of medication than subcutaneous tissue. A large number of blood vessels are found in muscle as compared to subcutaneous tissue; thus, the rate of absorption at this site is faster than the subcutaneous injections.

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