Anytime you insert a needle into someones body, unless it's in an autoinjector, to give them a medication of some sort, you need to aspirate for blood. That is an important key in giving vaccines because anytime there is blood, you've hit an artery or vein and the medication should not be injected. Especially in a SQ, if you see blood, you're definitely not doing it correctly. In a SQ, it's fatty tissue, separate from veins and arteries. Aspirating is a good thing!
No because the sub-q area does not have a lot of blood vessels, so the risk of entering a blood vessel is little to none.
Chickenpox vaccine is not intramuscular. It is a subcutaneous vaccine.
90705 is Measles virus vaccine, live, for subcutaneous use 90710 is Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine (MMRV), live, for subcutaneous use.
Chickenpox vaccine is subcutaneous; it's given with a smaller needle than most vaccines.
Zoster (Shingles) vaccine, live, subcutaneous injection
MMR is usually given subcutaneously.Live attenuated parenteral vaccines such as MMR are recommended by the manufacturers to be administered via the subcutaneous route. However, the efficacy of this vaccine is probably not adversely affected by the intramuscular rather than subcutaneous route. In addition, it is unnecessary to repeat doses of vaccine administered by the intramuscular route rather than by the subcutaneous route.yes
CPT Code 90472- Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) each additional vaccine
90705 and 90460
Vaccine administration codes. Not the charge for the vaccine itself (that is usually a separate charge), but the charge for injecting the shot.
The new protocol for post-exposure rabies vaccination is because the vaccine itself has been updated and modified. Before, persons who are suspected of being exposed to rabies received numerous subcutaneous shots (usually over the stomach area) because that was the most effective route of administration for the vaccine. The new vaccine takes only five shots and can be given in the muscle while still working just fine.
This is a subcutaneous vaccine, so your vet will inject it below the skin. Some vets use the extra skin over the shoulder blades while others will place it further down a limb. If the vaccine is injected into a muscle, it can cause severe problems, including muscle damage and necrosis.
If injected it is given in the muscle as an intramuscular injection. It can also be taken as a nasal mist that is sniffed.