Injection tray;

Formed from high impact polystyrene, injection trays are suitable for storing and
transporting small instruments, hypodermic needles, dressing materials and a variety
of other uses. With a volume of approx 270mL, the tray measures 185mm by 63mm
by 28mm deep.

What is called injection?

An injection is a shot, or a dose of medicine given by way of a syringe and a needle.
The medical kind of injection forces a small amount of a drug under the skin or
directly into a muscle.
What are the 3 types of injections?
The three main routes are intradermal (ID) injection, subcutaneous (SC) injection
and intramuscular (IM) injection. Each type targets a different skin layer:
Subcutaneous injections are administered in the fat layer, underneath the skin.
Intramuscular injections are delivered into the muscle.
What is the classification of injection?
Learn about the 4 types of injection: intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous and
intramuscular injections, and what they are used for in Singapore.
1. Intravenous (IV) injections. An IV injection is the fastest way to inject a medication
and involves using a syringe to inject a medication directly into a vein. When people
talk about receiving medication via IV, however, they are usually talking about an IV
infusion or drip, which involves using a pump or gravity to infuse the medication into
a vein, rather than a syringe. IV infusions allow a set amount of medication to be
administered in a controlled manner over a period of time.
2. Intramuscular (IM) injections. IM injections are given deep into a muscle where the
medication is then absorbed quickly by surrounding blood vessels.
3. Subcutaneous (SC) injections. SC injections are injected into the innermost layer of
the skin called the subcutis or hypodermis, which is made up of a network of fat and
collagen cells. SC injections are also known as ‘subcut’ or ‘SQ’ injections. These
injections work more slowly than an IV or IM injection because the area does not
have such a rich blood supply.
4. Intradermal (ID) injections. ID injections are given directly into the middle layer of
the skin called the dermis. This type of injection is absorbed more slowly again than
IV, IM or SC injections.
Injection Examples of medications injected via this route
type

IV Certain antimicrobials, anticonvulsants, diuretics, steroids and analgesics

injections

IM Allergy medications, certain antibiotics and contraceptive hormones, other hormones such
injections as testosterone, Botox, steroids, flu shots, Comirnaty (COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA) and other
vaccines, B12 injections and certain antipsychotic drugs

SC Insulin and other medications for diabetes, certain hormone medications such as
injections testosterone, blood thinners, allergy medications, analgesics and arthritis medications

ID Botox, steroids, and the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. Also used for allergy testing
injections

Other types of injections include:

5. Intra-articular injections - into a joint

6. Peri-articular injections - into the soft tissue close to a joint
7. Intra osseous injections - into the bone marrow
8. Intra detrusor injections - into the muscle in the wall of the bladder
9. Intraocular (intravitreal) injection - into the jelly-like fluid in the eye
10. Intra peritoneal injections - given within the abdominal cavity
11. Intra cardiac injections - into the muscle or ventricles of the heart
12. Intra cavernous injections - into the base of the penis