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Warpy

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6. Things that were given in the butt were generally antibiotics

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 06:44 PM

Mar 2013

Immunizations are typically low volume and can be given in a child's tiny deltoid.

Before they came up with oral and IV antibiotics, the butt was it. You were likely traumatized because the old penicillin, especially, was the consistency of that brown glue they make out of old horses and the high viscosity required a large bore needle.

They sucked. I had 'em too.

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Any older nurses here? We have a bit of a family mystery- [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

The only thing I can think of would be a penicillin shot. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #1

Peggy - would you have any idea if penicillin would have been hedgehog Mar 2013 #8

Not to worry, my dear hedgehog! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #10

Tetanus? silverweb Mar 2013 #2

I'm more inclined to penicillin - whatever it was, it involved hedgehog Mar 2013 #3

That makes sense. silverweb Mar 2013 #9

My family was exposed to Hepatitis A and we all had to go get Gamma Globulin Squinch Mar 2013 #4

That was my sister's second guess - but she wasn't sure if gamma globulin hedgehog Mar 2013 #5

Things that were given in the butt were generally antibiotics Warpy Mar 2013 #6

If the shot wasn't enough - the migraine later did the job! hedgehog Mar 2013 #7

I had a terrible migraine the day after my last flu shot stopwastingmymoney Mar 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author nenagh Mar 2013 #12

It used to be a requirement to prove a small pox vaccination to enter the US - hedgehog Mar 2013 #13

My mother was a nurse. SheilaT Mar 2013 #14

Now i'm wondering if the lower dosages were more effective back then hedgehog Mar 2013 #15

Yes, that's exactly right. SheilaT Mar 2013 #16