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How to Administer a Vitamin B Injection in the Deltoid

Administering a Vitamin B injection in the deltoid muscle is not a difficult task, but does require a bit of knowledge and practice. Vitamin B is given as an intramuscular injection. This means the needle goes directly into the muscle to deliver the medication.

Things You'll Need

  • Vial of vitamin B Syringe with needle Alcohol wipes
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Instructions

  1. Preparing the Injection

    • 1

      Wash hands with soap and warm water. Remove a disposable syringe with attached needle from the wrapper. Remove the lid to the vial of vitamin B.

    • 2

      Wipe the top of the vial with an alcohol swab. Allow alcohol to dry.

    • 3

      Remove cap from needle and draw air into the syringe. The amount of air drawn into the syringe should be the exact amount of prescribed vitamin B that will be given. Confirm to be sure the dose of vitamin B being administered. Insert needle into the top of the vitamin B vial and the inject air into the vial.

    • 4

      Hold thumb against syringe plunger and invert syringe and vial. Now the vial will be in the air and the bottom of the syringe will be pointing down.

    • 5

      Release pressure on syringe plunger. Slowly allow the medication to enter the syringe. Try to keep air bubbles to a minimum. Once the correct amount of medication is in the syringe, pull the vial off the top of the needle.

    • 6

      Tap the syringe with fingers to release any air bubbles and carefully expel them from the syringe by slightly pressing on the plunger.

    Administering the Injection

    • 7

      Wipe the top third of the upper arm with an alcohol swab and allow it to dry.

    • 8

      Grasp the deltoid muscle between finger and thumb of the non-dominant hand and hold it.

    • 9

      Hold syringe like a dart with the dominant hand and push the needle into the deltoid muscle. The injection should enter the muscle approximately two finger widths below the shoulder.

    • 10

      Pull back on the plunger slightly to be sure the needle did not enter a blood vessel. There will be blood entering the syringe during the pull back if a vessel was injured.

    • 11

      Press the plunger until the medication has entered the muscle. Remove the needle from the arm. Apply pressure to the site with a cotton ball for a minute and apply an adhesive bandage, if needed.

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