Sites of Intradermal injection And Complications

Intradermal Injection

 

Intradermal injection is superficial injection delivers a substance into the dermis, this skin layer underneath the epidermis (upper skin layer).it is often abbreviated ID.

Intradermal (ID) injection is a technique to deliver or administer the medication into the dermis layer, which located between the epidermis and subcutaneous layer o f skin (hypodermis).

 

Angle of injection for Intradermal injection

 

The angle of administration for an Intradermal injection is 10-15 degrees.

 

Check out here angles of Injections for Intramuscular route, subcutaneous route, and Intravenous route.

 

There are mainly 4 type of parenteral routes of dug administration is used for the administration of vaccination –

 

 

1. Intramuscular route for drug administration

 

Know here sites for Intramuscular Injection to administration the medication.

 

 

2. Subcutaneous route for drug administration

 

 Check out here common sites of Subcutaneous Injection.

 

3. Intravenous route for drug administration, and

 

 Get here details on what is intravenous drug administration?

4. Intradermal (ID) route of dug administration

 

Use of Intradermal injection

 

1. Skin Allergy Tests

Intradermal injection is often used for conducting skin allergy tests and sensitivity tests.

Examples: Tuberculin test and Allergy testing

 

2. Tuberculosis Testing and Testing Antibody Formation

 

Intradermal injection are most commonly used for diagnostic purposes such as allergy testing, skin testing, or tuberculosis testing and testing antibody formation.

The medication injected into dermis layer. Medication is absorbed slowly because dermis skin layer has a limited blood supply.

The intradermal route of injection has the longest absorption time for all parenteral routes.

 

Sites of Intradermal Injection

 

The most the common injection site for intradermal injection includes-

1. Inner surface of the forearm

2. Upper arm

3. Upper chest

4. Upper back, under the shoulder blade (scapula)

 

Examples of Intradermal Injection;

 

1. Tuberculin Injection/ Mantoux Test

2. Allergy sensitivity tests

3. Local anesthesia

4. BCG Vaccine

 

Drug Given Intradermal Route

 

ID route is used for the Administration of-

 

1. Tuberculin injection

2. BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin Vaccine) for tuberculosis

3. Measles vaccine

4. Rabies vaccines

Special Consideration while Administering ID Injection

 

1. Don’t massage or rub the site after intradermal injection, it causes aspiration (withdrawing) of medicine.

 2. Needle Bevel should face upwards

 

 

Indication of Intradermal Injection

 

The indication of intradermal injection commonly used for when-

 

1. Identify skin allergy to any drugs

2. Intradermal allergy test

3. Tuberculin skin test/ Montoux test

4. Sensitivity test

5. Administration of local Anasthesia prior to an invasive procedure

 

Complications of Intradermal Injection

 

These are the associated complication related to intradermal injection-

 

1. Pain at injection site

2. Infection at the injection site

3. Swelling, irritant

4. Larger dose doesn’t administer