Who do doctors always inject into the upper arm?!

[KimboHalfSlice]

Surely the safest, easiest, and least painful place to give an intramuscular injection is the glutes!

But why do doctors, for example when they're administering a vaccine, almost always inject into the upper arm! And many times it leaves you with a sore arm for a week! I remember a few years back a friend of mine got shots before heading to Thailand and his arm was killing him for days.

Of all the injections I've ever been given by doctors, all of them were into the upper arm except for the one time I got a Tetanus shot in my ass. I just don't get what they like about the upper arm.

If ever I was going for some sort of vaccine again, I'd be like "Here Doc, gimmie the syringe, I'm sticking it in my ass, I've injected that spot a hundred times"

[.EA.]

If you were a doctor, and had to give out multiple shots in a day, would you really wanna face a hairy, sweaty a$$ every time?

[romo6]

If you were a doctor, and had to give out multiple shots in a day, would you really wanna face a hairy, sweaty a$$ every time?

Very good point.

[Big]

I prefer delt shots to glute any day.

[RuhlFreak55]

i wouldn't know...never had a doctor give me a shot of anything

[big_k]

my doc always injects in my bum


should i be worried?

[Narkissos]

my doc always injects in my bum


should i be worried?

Very.

[Booz]

my doc always injects in my bum


should i be worried?

great post lol.................

[dec11]

prob cos its less invasive than askn ppl to drop their trousers etc

[rcmf5525]

my doc always injects in my bum


should i be worried?

Look, no hands!!!!


Deltoid all the way... Easy, and I dont sit on my shoulder, or walk on my hands.... Plus, there are three sites per side...

[2jz_calgary]

i started out with glute shots, now i do delts, and i prefer it. i like to be able to see what im doin, mabye thats just me.

[PistolStarta]

I'm usually asked when I get one, or they ask if I'm gonna be using my arm if I dont want it to be sore.

[Hazard]

Doc has always given delt shots..... unless it's tetness (sp?)

~Haz~