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Where to give Rabies Shot
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:52 pm
by dryhorn2
Does it go under the skin or in the muscle ?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:10 pm
by oakhill
Muscle.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:26 pm
by Bunny Runner
A Rabies vaccination can go either IM (intermuscular) or SubQ (subcuetaneous). Either way will work fine. If giving an IM injection, you must be careful that you do not inject into a vein or artery. To check this, pull back on the plunger slightly after inserting the needle into the muscle. If you don't see blood, you are fine.
I would recommend that if you are not familiar with giving IM injections, that you give it SubQ.