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Painless injection The major reason people, especially children, fear injection is the pain that comes with it. How can the pain be reduced? Let us look at some facts about injection. Injection Facts There are different injection sites. There are also different types of injection medication with different characteristics. We also have different needles and syringes. The choice of the medication and the character of the person determine the syringe, needle, site and other factors. Read Also : Types of needle and syringe Small volume injection can be given with a small needle and syringe. Also, oily injection cannot be given intravenous (IV). These are just some few examples of conditions attached to administration of injection. Wrong approach can cause pain or other complications. Different people have different pain reflexes. However, the pain from injection can be reduced. Here is how. Right Injection Tools To Reduce Pain Look at the injection and determine the best route of administr...

Changing needle after withdrawing from vial Intramuscular (IM) injection is one of the few ways of administering medications to humans. There is one practice that is so common among pharmacists and medical doctors. When they use a needle to withdraw a medication from a vial, they change the needle before administration. The size of both needles may be the same. This is not so when the medication is withdrawn from an ampoule. A lot of people keep asking why the change. They want to know if there is any reason. Read Also : Choosing the right syringe and needle Change Injection Needle The choice of the size of needle and syringe is determined by many factors. The common practice is to use a big needle to withdraw. This helps to ease the withdrawal of the medication from the vial. The size for the body is determined by the age, site, weight and other factors. Read Also : Injection are not better than tablet After withdrawal, it is believed that the needle becomes blunt after penetrating th...