2007-01-09 07:56:44 · 4 answers · asked by your_name_here 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
It hurts like hell for a number of days up to a week, depending on the substance. Causes muscular damage in the location, etc. etc. Needles aren't cool to play with, dude. Go for traditional methods.
2007-01-09 08:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some medications are meant to be injected outside the vein (into the muscle or intramuscularly) safely. Depending on the nature of the medication, if it meant to be injected IV and somehow ends up in the surroundings tissue, it could cause tissue damage. Pain, redness, etc.
2007-01-09 16:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by mom2pnuts 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That depends upon the material.
Some chemotherapy agents are very corrosive, and must be injected into the blood stream to prevent severe tissue damage.
Others, like penicillin, can be injected IV or IM (into muscle bodies).
Still others, like rabies shots, are intentionally injected into the abdominal cavity.
2007-01-09 16:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are different types of injections:
subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular.
Intravenous is the only kind of injection administered into a vein.
2007-01-09 16:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by smawtadanyew 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋