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What are the site for intramuscular injections?

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vastus lateralis, ventral gluteal, deltoid

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What are the three intramuscular injection sites?
The deltoid, vastus lateralis, and the gluteal muscles.
Which site is the most often used in babies for intramuscular injection?
The vastus lateralis (outer thigh) because it is the largest.
What is a intramuscular injection?
An injection which penetrates the muscle, not a vein.
What three muscles are common intramuscular injection sites?
Upper outer quad of either buttock (NOT in the middle-sciatic nerve route),top of arm-deltoid, and upper surface of thigh ie. either quad
Sites for intramuscular administration?
There are four accepted body sites for Intramuscular injections.1.The central region of the Deltoid muscle of the shoulder.This area is for only small injections of 1 ml or less, ie for...