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Become more comfortable giving intramuscular injections

 (1) The preferred injection sites are marked below

         - The most common being the triangle located on the horses neck. 

          - This is located by placing your palm (fingers towards the ears) on the hollow space

             directly in front of the shoulder. 

                               - Less common sites are: the back of the thigh (marked in orange)

                                 and the chest (marked with yellow) 

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    (2)Pinch the skin within the injection site and insert the needle.

       Make sure that your needle is pushed deep into the skin.

     (3) Pull back on the syringe:

           - If blood appears in the syringe then you have hit a blood vessel.

              Take the needle out and start over again at a different site about 2 inches away.

            - If you pull back and no blood appears, inject the medication.

                    (4) With one smooth pull, remove your needle.

Last modified: 12/30/09