Site adverse reactions after intramuscular injections in adults

review of literature

Abstract

This study was a descriptive survey. The objetive was to verify the medical and nursing literature published between January, 1970 and August, 1997 about adverse reactions after
intramuscular injections. The MEDLINE and LILACS databases were used. The articles were classified into individual bases and analyzed following the complications cited, causes, number of cases and the medication used. It was found eighteen articles. The adverse reaction more cited was pain, although others reactions were cited as dermatitis, fever and others. In the investigated sample there were not articles describing adverse reactions in the ventro-glútea site. This confirms that it is
the best site of intramuscular injections. The technique of the intramuscular injections is very important and it is necessary attention, responsibility, scientific and technical knowledge of the professionals.