There are persons who take medicines by injection(a shot). One type of injection is a subcutaneous or “under the skin” injection. A subcutaneous injection involves placing medicine into the loose fatty layer between the skin and muscle, where there are few blood vessels. A subcutaneous injection is easy to give and generally not painful.
Needle tip in subcutaneous tissue
When you give subcutaneous injections, you want to learn how to give an injection safely to be sure the medicine works as it should and to avoid injury to the person you care for. It is common for people with the following health conditions to receive subcutaneous injections:
When you give subcutaneous injections, you want to learn how to give an injection safely to be sure the medicine works as it should and to avoid injury to the person you care for. It is common for people with the following health conditions to receive subcutaneous injections:
A subcutaneous injection involves placing medicine into the loose fatty layer between the skin and muscle, where there are few blood vessels.