Correct vaccine administration prevents shoulder injury and ensures antigen delivery

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Correct vaccine administration prevents shoulder injury and ensures antigen delivery

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Vanessa Weenink

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Recommended vaccination sites where two subcutaneous vaccines are required in a 15-month-old

As part of our Summer Hiatus we have selected some Practice pieces from throughout the year that you might like to revisit over the summer. This article links through to ELearning

Vaccines administered into the shoulder joint or bursa rather than the deltoid muscle may result in significant and disabling injury: this is preventable, and the correct technique is described here

Angela was work­ing as a vaccinator in secondary care when she received a vaccine which was injected too high into her deltoid area; she ex­perienced