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How to Give Yourself an Intramuscular Injection
Step 1. Get ready Gather your supplies. You’ll need: Medicine Syringe 2 needles (one for drawing the medicine from the vial, another for giving the injection) Alcohol pads 2-by-2-inch gauze pad A special container to throw out the used needles and syringe (sharps container). You can buy a sharps container at a drugstore or medical […]
How to Give Yourself A Subcutaneous Injection
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: What is a subcutaneous injection? A subcutaneous injection is a shot given into the fat layer between the skin and muscle. Subcutaneous injections are used to give small amounts and certain kinds of medicine. What should I know about the syringe? There are 3 parts to a syringe: the needle, […]
