The selection of infant vaccination site

Abstract

Objective To secure the ideal choice of infant vaccination site. Method May 2010 to June Pui Kong hospital during the vaccination clinic 1032 Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination vaccine in infants under 2 years of age were randomly divided into 3 groups were inoculated with vastus lateralis site, triangular and gluteal muscles. 3 groups were observed after vaccination of children the inci dence of adverse reactions. Results The vastus lateralis, deltoid and gluteal intramuscular injection of 30min, the local reaction rate was 2.1% ( 7 cases ), 1.1% ( 4 cases ), 1.5% ( 5 cases ); 30 minutes to 72h response rate within the local 9.6% ( 32 cases ), 8.7% ( 32 cases ) and 10.9% ( 36 cases ); Heating rates were 4.2% ( 14 cases ), 3.3% ( 12 cases ) and 2.7% ( 9 cases ). 3 groups of local reaction rates and the incidence of fever was no significant difference( x2=1.34, 1.96, P＞ 0.05 ). Conclusion The use gluteal, deltoid and vastus lateralis intramuscular vaccination method is safe, but infants and young children under the age of 2, the ideal injection site is the central muscle vastus lateralis muscle. Key words: Infant; Intramuscular injection; Inoculation site; Safety; vaccination; Injection