Yes, a subcutaneous injection is made into fatty layer below the skin.
The Subcutaneous Layer
Sub q injection is a shortening of subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous injections are given into the subcutaneous tissue which is the layer of tissue just under the skin - between the skin and the muscle. The most common areas of the body to give a subcutaneous injection are the abdomen, thigh, lower back and upper arm.
Humans have a layer of fat under their skin called subcutaneous fat.
The epidermis.
Quastium (named after Cynthia Quast, scientist)
An intradermal injection is made into the middle layers of the skin.
For obese patient, pinch skin at site and inject needle at 90-degree angle below tissue fold. Rationale: Obese patients have fatty layer of tissue above subcutaneous layer.25 ~ Mosbys Nursing Skills
The Subcutaneous Layer
Subcutaneous means below the top layer of the skin. The dermis is called the true skin and is below the cutaneous layer. An injection done in the correct way should not draw blood as blood vessels are in the dermal layer.
the subcutaneous layer..or the fatty tissue layer underneath the dermis
Subcutaneous means under the skin. It does not deliver medication to any layer of the skin.
It is the subcutaneous layer The hypodermis is the fatty layer under the skin.
fatty tissue or subcutaneous fat
Sub q injection is a shortening of subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous injections are given into the subcutaneous tissue which is the layer of tissue just under the skin - between the skin and the muscle. The most common areas of the body to give a subcutaneous injection are the abdomen, thigh, lower back and upper arm.
The subcutaneous layer is the hypodermis.
Humans have a layer of fat under their skin called subcutaneous fat.
The subcutaneous layer.