Injection Perfection: Could Small Changes Improve Your Practice?

In Health Academy’s latest lunchtime session, immunisation and travel health instructor, Alys Bunce, dives into the nuanced debates surrounding intramuscular injection techniques and the preparation of injectable medicines.

We explore critical questions such as: Should you shake pre-filled syringes and how vigorously?

• How do we select the safest and most effective injection sites?
• Should we expel air bubbles?
• Does the angle of the bevel of the needle matter?
• Should we inject into tattoos?
• And of course, the very topical debate of whether we should clean skin before administering (we have written a blog about this here for a sneak peak).