Intramuscular(IM) Vitamin Course

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

Prerequisite
Primarily suitable for registered healthcare professionals or appropriately authorised clinical practitioners. Learners should have relevant knowledge of anatomy, medicines management, infection prevention and clinical safety.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
Understand the principles of intramuscular injection.
Understand relevant muscular and neurovascular anatomy.
Understand patient assessment and consent.
Apply infection prevention and aseptic principles.
Understand medicines safety and administration principles.
Recognise contraindications and precautions.
Recognise complications and adverse reactions.
Understand emergency response and escalation.
Apply safe sharps disposal.
Complete appropriate clinical documentation.

Course Content
Introduction to IM injection
Relevant anatomy
Muscle and neurovascular structures
Patient assessment
Consent
Medicines management
Infection prevention
Aseptic technique
Equipment
Safe injection principles
Complication awareness
Adverse reactions
Emergency procedures
Sharps safety
Clinical waste
Documentation
Practical demonstration
Supervised competency assessment

TIME – 10:00 TO 17:00
DURATION – 1 DAY