Below are the instructions provided by the Centers for Disease Control on how a vaccine is properly administered.
Locate the deltoid muscle. This muscle is in the upper arm and forms the round appearance of the shoulder. To locate the region to administer the vaccine, measure four fingers down from the top of the shoulder. The location that the flu shot should be administered is directly below the bottom of the fourth finger.
Many of the people coming to the site with problems have said their injections were given too high on the arm. Hope this helps!
I hate that yet again this flu season we have new threads with the same problem as I know more people are going to be in pain that lasts a lot longer than the flu!
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Hi Greg and everyone else:
Below are the instructions provided by the Centers for Disease Control on how a vaccine is properly administered.
Locate the deltoid muscle. This muscle is in the upper arm and forms the round appearance of the shoulder. To locate the region to administer the vaccine, measure four fingers down from the top of the shoulder. The location that the flu shot should be administered is directly below the bottom of the fourth finger.
Many of the people coming to the site with problems have said their injections were given too high on the arm. Hope this helps!
I hate that yet again this flu season we have new threads with the same problem as I know more people are going to be in pain that lasts a lot longer than the flu!
Take care everyone,
October 31, 2010 - 2:34pmPat
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