re: Shots In Stomach Now Standard Procedure If You Are Hospitalized?

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So it sounds like the choice of belly is just for convenience and the injection could be given in the butt or elsewhere.

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It’s only given subcutaneous in the fat like insulin, not into the muscle. That’s why they use the abdomen. Hospitals get penalized if a patient gets a dvt after surgery or hospitalization, plus potential law suits. I was recently in hospital for 2 nights but they didn’t give it to me, just baby aspirin. Maybe because I’m younger and low risk and could move around some