Necessity of Aspiration in the Ventrogluteal Site

Investigation of the Necessity of Aspiration During The Intramuscular Injection Administered in the Ventrogluteal Site and Its Effect on Pain

H1: Aspiration is not necessary for IM injections applied from the ventrogluteal region.

H2: Aspiration procedure increases pain in IM injections applied from ventrogluteal region.

H3: The duration of the aspiration procedure on IM injections applied from the ventrogluteal region is effective on pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient who came to the Emergency Service Care Unit for "Diclofenac Sodium" injection
• Have no vision and hearing problems,
• Who have no disease that may affect their perception of pain
• Who can evaluate the "Visual Analog Scale" correctly, scoring 5 points or less from the VAS,
• Body Mass Index is between 18.5-24.9 kg / m2,
• Who do not have any discomfort in the extremities that will prevent them from taking the desired position,
• No complications due to intramuscular injections such as abscess, infection, tissue necrosis and hematoma in the ventrogluteal region
• No nodules or masses in the area

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who refuse the injection are excluded.