title: Injection technique.
abstract: Injection means the administration of a substance into the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle tissue or vein. So far the information is available, it is found that a major proportion of injections administered in India are unsafe. Technique of injection and faulty habits are the reasons of unsafe injections. Intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous are most frequently used parenteral routes. Different needle positions while administering injections, preferred site, size and-length of the needle are all discussed while safe injection practices are taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: PATH, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: Srilatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivalenka
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety