system
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human
Can medicine really be injected into the body as shown in the movies, just stab the syringe into a fleshy area and inject the medicine, instead of searching for a vein like how the regular doctors do it ?
gpt
Many medications are given intramuscularly, meaning they are injected directly into muscle tissue. Most vaccines are given this way. More care is taken than just stabbing the patient because the proper location and depth reduces pain at the injection site, but in principle it could just be a fast stick. This is what epipens do, you press them firmly against a fleshy part of your leg and they push the needle in for you.