Why are jabs taken on the rear? if so which are?

Question

Which injections are usually taken up the rear? & why?

Which injections are usually taken up the rear? & why?

Answer 1

There are two ways drugs can be injected; intravenous and intramuscular. Intravenous goes straight into the blood stream giving almost instantaneous effect whereas intramuscular has a more subdued effect as it is absorbed into the blood stream through the muscle tissue. Most inoculations are intramuscular as well as pre-operation sedatives.

Answer 2

Depends on the medications,Injectable meds require different injection sites,and different types of tissue sites.Some require a deep muscle IM like most antibiotics,and oily preparations like Valium,require deep muscle,like gluteal muscles.Insulin and heparin require Subq or subcutaneous fat for proper absorption.Many IM meds are mixed with a numbing agent like 1% xylocaine to minimize pain of the antibiotics,and the deep muscle like the gluteal are the right tissue mass to allow a less painful injection. That site is the best place to allow deep IM injections,less chance of nerve damage,other places where you can give a shot IM is the deltoid (shoulder) and upper thigh.Take care. SW RNP

Answer 3

Because that is full of good muscle to use for IM injections. The thighs and deltoid (upper arm) muscles are also good sites for IM injections.

Answer 4

Yes Desiree J, very accurate....the most common site for intermuscular injections is in the posterior as their are no nerve fibres which can be easily damaged.

Answer 5

In the muscle. It's the biggest muscle on the human body. You don't give it in the middle of the butt....more toward the upper-near the hip.

Answer 6

less pain full in the rear

Answer 7

Ther is more fat on your bum so it less painfull.

Answer 8

try it yourself and you'll find out