Table of Contents
- 1 What is the best site for pediatric im injections?
- 2 Where do you give a child an intramuscular shot?
- 3 What muscle is used for IM injections in infants?
- 4 How do you give an IM injection in the gluteal muscle?
- 5 Where do you give IM injection in thigh?
- 6 Where do you give an IM injection in the deltoid?
What is the best site for pediatric im injections?
Intramuscular injections are administered at a 90-degree angle to the skin, preferably into the anterolateral aspect of the thigh or the deltoid muscle of the upper arm, depending on the age of the patient (Table 6-2).
Where do you give a child an intramuscular shot?
For infants, the IM injection site is the front outer side of the thigh. Do not use the inner thigh or back of the thigh. Divide the thigh into thirds; the injection site is in the middle third section. To inject into the site, the needles must be 16mm to 22 mm long.
What is the preferred site for IM injection?
The middle of the vastus lateralis is an appropriate site for intramuscular injections because of the low risk of vascular or nerve damage. The present results support good practices for site selection for intramuscular injections.
What muscle would be the best site for the intramuscular IM injection?
The gluteus medius and minimus muscle is the safest intramuscular injection site for adults and children because it provides the greatest thickness of gluteal muscles, is free from penetrating nerves and blood vessels, and has a thin layer of fat.
What muscle is used for IM injections in infants?
The anterolateral thigh is the preferred site for IM injection in infants under 12 months of age. Medications are injected into the bulkiest part of the vastus lateralis thigh muscle, which is the junction of the upper and middle thirds of this muscle.
How do you give an IM injection in the gluteal muscle?
Inject the Medication
- Stretch the skin tight.
- Hold the syringe like a dart. Insert the needle at a right (90°) angle to your skin.
- Give no more than 3 ml (or cc) of medication in this site.
- Dispose of the materials as you were shown by your doctor or nurse.
- Wash your hands.
Which muscle is intramuscular injection into the hip?
The hip. Healthcare professionals often give intramuscular injections into the ventrogluteal muscle of the hip. This muscle is a very safe injection site for adults and infants more than 7 months old because it is thick and located away from major nerves and blood vessels.
Why deltoid muscle is a good site for injection?
Most vaccines should be given via the intramuscular route into the deltoid or the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. This optimises the immunogenicity of the vaccine and minimises adverse reactions at the injection site.
Where do you give IM injection in thigh?
Typically, people who need to self-administer injections use the vastus lateralis muscle in the thigh. To locate the correct spot, imagine dividing the thigh vertically into three equal parts. Give the injection into the outer top part of the middle section.
Where do you give an IM injection in the deltoid?
Giving an IM injection into the deltoid site
- Find the knobbly top of the arm (acromion process)
- The top border of an inverted triangle is two finger widths down from the acromion process.
- Stretch the skin and then bunch up the muscle.
- Insert the needle at a right angle to the skin in the centre of the inverted triangle.