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 ...

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).

This column provides an overview of restraint in psittacine birds and administration of subcutaneous fluids and intramuscular injections. The principles described here may be also used on other ...

Table 1 Penicillin Blood Levels Produced by a Single Intramuscular Injection of 300,000 Units of Calcium Penicillin in 4.8 Per Cent Beeswax by Weight in Peanut Oil Contained in 1 cc. Table 2 shows ...