Is rectal injection good?

If a child is sick, parents will take the child to the hospital for treatment. However, children have weaker physical constitutions, so if they get sick they need to recover quickly, otherwise it will have a great impact on their bodies. Everyone knows that injection treatment is more effective than medication. Many parents take their children for rectal injections when they are sick, so that the children can recover quickly. So, are rectal injections good or bad?

1. Does rectal injection have any effect on the baby?

There is no big impact, it is similar to ordinary injection, just the absorption speed or distribution is different.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of rectal injection

The biggest advantage of rectal injections for children is that they are quick to take effect and have few side effects. However, it is still recommended to choose rectal injections only when the child has no choice but to have them in order to achieve good results. When children receive rectal injections, it may have a certain impact on the normal development of the intestines and may also cause damage. If rectal injections are given too frequently, more serious rectal diseases may develop. During the rectal injection process of children, it will also be affected by the child's diet. It is generally not recommended for children to eat spicy foods when getting rectal injections, as these foods may cause skin allergies in children.

3. Injection route

1. Intradermal injection. It is used in small dosage and is commonly used in various allergy tests, vaccinations and local anesthesia.

2. Subcutaneous injection. It is commonly used for vaccination and bacterial vaccination, local anesthesia and injection of certain drugs. Subcutaneous infusion can also be used for a small number of patients with heart failure or severe dehydration.

3. Intramuscular injection. A variety of irritating drugs can be injected. The needle is usually inserted 2.5 to 3 cm. The gluteus maximus is used the most. Relaxing the muscles during injection, inserting and removing the needle quickly, and pushing the medicine slowly can reduce pain.

4. Intravenous injection. It is often used for critically ill patients in order to quickly exert therapeutic effects. In addition to injecting medications, contrast agents may also be injected to aid diagnosis. Intravenous injection has strict requirements on aseptic technique.

5. Arterial injection. Rapidly inject a concentrated drug solution and blood into the arteries to quickly replenish blood volume, resist shock, increase coronary artery perfusion and fight tumors.

6. Intracardiac injection. A drug is injected into the ventricle to restore heartbeat. Often used together with cardiac massage. There are two injection methods: extrathoracic and intrathoracic (applied after thoracotomy).

7. Intracavitary injection. The drug is injected into various body cavities for treatment. Commonly used injections include intraventricular injection, intrathecal injection, intrapleural injection, intraperitoneal injection, and intra-articular injection.