We all don’t like to get sick, and even more so to be treated, especially when it comes to injections. But knowing how to make an injection in the buttock is good for everyone. And the first thing you need is a special syringe with a long needle. Injections into the muscle cannot be injected with short needles, which are intended for intravenous or subcutaneous administration of the drug.
Prick in the ass: choose a place and position for intramuscular injection
It is very important not to make a mistake when choosing a place for an injection in the muscle, otherwise the sciatic nerve may be damaged , which is associated with serious complications. Mentally divide one of the buttocks of the patient into four parts. The upper quarter, which is located on the edge, is the right place for intramuscular injection. If you are going to give an injection for the first time in your life, you can even “mark” the buttock with a cotton swab dipped in brilliant green or iodine.
Injections to the fifth point are recommended to be done in the supine position of the patient, because it is then that all the muscles are relaxed, which will make the injection minimally painful. In a standing position, in addition, there is a risk of breaking a needle from a syringe if a person suddenly abruptly (from surprise or pain) contract a muscle.
Prick in the ass: sequence of actions
1. Wash your hands well with soap.
2. Take the desired ampoule, shake it a little, gently click with a fingernail on its tip so that there is no medicine left in it. Moisten a cotton wool with alcohol and wipe the tip of the ampoule.
3. A nail file for ampoules (as a rule, any medicine for injection is completed with it) and, pressing, draw a couple of times along the tip of the ampoule. After that, it should break off easily and evenly (without fragments).
4. Remove the syringe from the sterile packaging. Put the needle on the syringe directly in the cap.
5. After removing the cap from the needle, draw the required dose of medicine from the ampoule into the syringe.
6. Holding the syringe in an upright position (with the needle up), tap on it with your fingernail so that all air bubbles rise. Then, air must be released from the syringe, gently pressing on the piston until droplets of medicine appear on the tip of the needle.
7. Close the needle with a cap.
8. Wipe the injection site with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
9. Slightly stretch or squeeze the skin at the injection site, which will reduce pain. But this is not necessary.
10. Insert the needle with a sharp movement into the skin for almost its entire length. If the needle is not introduced to its full length, then it may not reach the muscle, and the medicine will be introduced under the skin, which will subsequently lead to inflammation.
11. Slowly (unless otherwise required by the type of medication) enter the contents of the syringe.
12. Sharply remove the needle from the buttocks and squeeze the pricked area with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
How to inject intramuscularly to oneself (process features)
To give an injection to oneself, especially in such a difficult place as a buttock, may seem too complicated for many. It's not like that at all. The main thing here is to choose a comfortable position for yourself. Some people think that it’s much easier in this situation to just give an injection in the arm or thigh (after all, there are muscles there too). However, muscle mass on the arm may not be enough, and an injection in the thigh often leads to the fact that then it starts to unpleasantly “stretch” the leg.
Of course, if you have already given injections in the ass to other people many times, then it will not be difficult for you to inject yourself in the supine position. But beginners will need a mirror. Begin to take various poses in front of the mirror: lying on the left or right side, standing half a turn, turning either to the right or left.
After the position for injection into the buttock is selected and the medicine is drawn into the syringe, you need to capture the injection tool itself in a special way. To do this, take the syringe into your working hand and remove the cap from the needle. With your other hand, grab a sufficiently large fold of skin in the outer upper quarter of the buttock. The resulting skin roller - this is the place for an injection. Hold the syringe perpendicular to it and with a sharp movement enter the needle (you can take a deep breath). Relax and, holding the syringe like a ballpoint pen (i.e. holding the needle at its base), administer the medicine slowly. After the drug is administered, sharply remove the needle and squeeze and massage the pricked place with a previously prepared cotton wool with alcohol.
In principle, an injection in the ass is not so difficult, even if you are very far from medicine. If you are still overcome with fear, you can first practice (so to speak, “fill your hand”) on your favorite pillow or large plush toy.