Effect of Manual Pressure and Shotblocker on Pain and Injection Satisfaction in Intramuscular Injection Application

Shotblocker is a small, flat, horseshoe-shaped plastic tool that can be used to reduce pain due to intramuscular injection, suitable for all age groups, without drug properties. It is used by keeping it on the skin surface during injection and has no side effects. Shotblocker has short, non-pointed blunt protrusions on one side that connect with the skin, there is a hole in the middle of the vehicle to expose the injection site. The protruding surface of the vehicle is placed in the area to be applied just before injection. The protrusions on the surface of the Shotblocker do not pierce the skin and provide a warning for the Door Control Theory, which is thought to exist regarding pain

The patient was placed in a prone position and the appropriate left or right ventrogluteal region was determined. Pressure was applied to the determined injection area with the thumb of the active hand for 10 seconds. Immediately after the application of pressure was terminated, the injection site was cleaned with an alcohol cotton pad with circular movements of 5 cm diameter from inside to outside, and the alcohol was allowed to dry. With a single movement at a 90 ° angle, the compression area was entered quickly and the injection was performed. Manual pressure reduces pain within the framework of the gate control theory. According to the gate control theory, when pressure is applied to an area, a fiber transmits the feeling of pressure instead of pain and ultimately the pain sensation is alleviated. There are many studies in the literature that prove the effectiveness of this method.