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Intramuscular Injections
Can you help Kelly through the following patient encounter? Click the green + to choose your answer followed by the gray click button or Blue Hyperlink button for additional INFORMATION
Tina is 2 years old and needs her influenza vaccine today. Can it be given in her Deltoid?
No
Try Again!
Try Again!
Yes
Great! The injection can be given in the vastus lateralis of the anterolateral thigh or deltoid for ages 1-10 years. Pay attention to the needle length and max volume!
How should Kelly hold the injection area?
BUnch/ Squeeze
Hold it taught
Correct! It is no longer recommended to squeeze the area. Holding it taught ensures the needle reaches the muscle.
Just before giving the flu vaccine, Kelly realizes the order isn't placed. Can Kelly, MA enter it herself?
Yes
Correct! Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses can enter flu vaccine orders.
No
Try again!
Locate the acromion process. Inject 2-3 fingers down from the acromion process.
Think of the thigh in "thirds" and inject in the outer middle third
Deltoid
Vastus Lateralis
For IM injections, hold the area taught and insert at a 90-degree angle
For IM injections, hold the area taught and insert at a 90-degree angle
Locate the acromion process. Inject 2-3 fingers down from the acromion process.
Think of the thigh in "thirds" and inject in the outer middle third