Hold the muscle around the spot with your thumb and index finger. With a quick firm thrust, put the needle into the muscle straight up and down, at a 90 degree angle. Push the medicine into the muscle. Pull the needle straight out.

How do you give an intramuscular injection?

Hold the skin around where you will give the injection: With your free hand, gently press on and pull the skin so that it is slightly tight. Insert the needle into the muscle: Hold the syringe barrel tightly and use your wrist to inject the needle through the skin and into the muscle at a 90 degree angle.

Do you pinch the skin for an IM injection?

Insert needle at an 45o angle to the skin. Pinch up on SQ tissue to prevent injecting into muscle.