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The deep fascia of the thigh forms an impenetrable barrier to fluid injected subcutaneously by autoinjectors

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.016

2213-2201

Daniela Diacono, Richard Pumphrey, Vibha Sharma, Peter D. Arkwright,

Urticaria and Related Conditions

Fluid injected from epinephrine autoinjectors into subcutaneous tissue is prevented from penetrating into the muscle by the deep fascia of the thigh. Intramuscular injection will not occur during firing of an autoinjector if the needle tip is in the subcutaneous tissue.