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- Title
Deciding on a safe site for intramuscular injections in an acute mental health setting.
- Authors
Weber, Heidi
- Abstract
THE RISKS and benefits of different intramuscular injection (IMI) sites are still debated in the acute mental health literature. Although a few primary studies have investigated the issue of the safe site for intramuscular injections, the evidence remains varied and sometimes contradictory. This research brief reports on a systematic review that determined whether accessing the dorsogluteal (DG) intramuscular site is safer in an inpatient acute mental health setting where there is the potential for violence and agitation, as well as during personal restraint. The overall goal of this article is to provide practical guidance for health-care providers to help ensure the safe and effective administration of intramuscular injections in acute inpatient mental health settings.
- Subjects
INJECTIONS; VIOLENCE; AGITATION (Psychology); INTRAMUSCULAR injections; MEDICAL protocols; CRITICAL care medicine; WOUNDS &; injuries; MENTAL health services; PATIENT safety
- Publication
Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p58
- ISSN
1179-772X
- Publication type
Article