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Quinine Sulphate for Intramuscular Injections

Sir,?Owing to the shortage of quinine by-hydrochloride may we draw attention to the following method of using quinine sulphate for intramuscular injections which we have found to be successful in malaria ? About 6,000 injections have been given in the past 12 months without any abscess formation and the therapeutic results have been as satisfactory as quinine bi-liydrochloride. Even infants, a ...

Quinine Sulphate for Intramuscular Injections

Intramuscular Quinine Injections in Malaria

to disappear completely. (d) Gentle massage is very essential after injection. (?) Too strong a solution gives pain. I always inject 5 grs. in 20 minims of distilled water. If this dose is not sufficient, it may be repeated. Whenever I used a stronger solution it invariably gave a certain amount of pain(/) The puncture should be sealed with compound benzoin tincture or collodiuin flexile. Simpl...

Subcutaneous or intramuscular insulin injections.

To find out whether diabetic children may inject their insulin intramuscularly rather than subcutaneously, a random sample of 32 patients aged 4.3-17.9 (median 11.3) years was studied. Distance from skin to muscle fascia was measured by ultrasonography at standard injection sites on the outer arm, anterior and lateral thigh, abdomen, buttock, and calf. Distances were greater in girls (n = 15) t...

Intramuscular Ketorolac Injections in the Athlete

BACKGROUND Pain control is a factor in the sideline treatment of competitive athletes. Ketorolac injections by team physicians as a pain control measure are seemingly becoming more mainstream, although there have been very little data published on its use. HYPOTHESIS Intramuscular ketorolac injections are being used regularly by orthopaedic surgeons and primary care sports medicine physicians...