In one study, seven patients (26%) presenting with foot drop had had recent IM injections in the buttock. An additional 20 patients (74%) presented much later (Fatunde & Familusi, 2001).

A 25-year-old male patient presented with foot drop indicative of a sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular (IM) injections. Blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging of his spine ...

A PENSIONER passed away just days after a nurse made a fatal mistake while administering a vitamin jab. A coroner urged nurses to use “common sense” when giving jabs to prevent more ...

Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm ...

A pensioner died of sepsis after a nurse failed to apply an alcohol wipe to her skin before giving her a vitamin injection, ...

She did not do so because she was following both her training (she quoted from an NHS e-learning module on administering intramuscular injections) and national guidance in the form of a document ...

Occasionally , the damage may also involve a partial or complete tear of the intramuscular tendon itself. Specialised management (surgery, injection therapies, delayed rehabilitation) of an ...

Traumatic injection neuritis can occur because of unsafe intramuscular injection practice as it involves the sciatic and radial nerves and presents as acute peripheral neuropathy with flaccid ...

According to results from Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) challenge study, Anaphylm (epinephrine) sublingual film achieved key ...

In just a few years, brand-name injectable drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound have rocketed to fame as ...

Although football players were an initial target market, the product is catching on with lacrosse and hockey players, as well ...