reason TB jab was on top of arm?

[joko]

i realise it was probably a good place physically, but given that it leaves a scar and i assume they knew that, why woulnt they opt to put it somewhere less visible?

is there a reason it had to be there?

Im not bothered about the scar, but i have seen some large and ugly ones on people.

cheers

[karenmac60]

Given how painful it is, would you rather have had it on your bum? I think it has to be an area with a lot of flesh - they usually do jags either on the arm or the ar**.

[Jemisa]

Its a muscle they inject into, a good one at the top of the arm. BTW I've never heard of anyone getting a scar from a TB jab.
Many years ago the 'Smallpox' vacination left a scar as big as a £ coin, my old mum had 4.

Aunty Jem.

[Sqad]

BCG vaccination is given intradermally (into the skin) and almost always into the arm because of comfort to the patient as it almost always blisters. Sitting all day on a blister would not be my idea of paradise ;-)

[spudqueen]

I've got a scar from my TB jab.

[joko]

jemisa...everyone has a scar from the TB jab!

some are small and not so noticable, others more visible - but eveyone has a scar on the upper arm

have you had the jab?? you must be thinking of some other type of injection if you think tere is no scar left!


actually i was more referring to a place less visible - where a scar would be less noticable - such as the inner arm, inner thigh, even the calf muscle perhaps??