Term
| What is safest and least painful site for injection |
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Definition
| ventrogluteal injection site |
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Term
| Why is ventrogluteal injection site good? |
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Definition
| free of major blood vessels and nerves and less fatty tissue distribution |
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Term
| How to find ventrogluteal injection site |
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Definition
| position patient on side in lying position. place palm on trachanter and index finger at anterior superior iliac spine. spread middle finger to palpate the bony ridge of iliac crest. center of triange is the injection site. |
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Term
| How to find Vastus Lateralis Site |
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Definition
| place patient on supine. one hand breadth above the knee, one hand breadth below the great trochanter. site is mediation anterior lateral aspect of the thigh |
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Term
| Age group deltoid injection site can be used on? |
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Definition
| Children age three and older |
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Term
| How to find deltoid injection site |
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Definition
| 2 fingerbreadths below acromion process |
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Term
| Site for SQ injections for infants |
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Definition
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Term
| Site for SQ injection for children and adults |
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Definition
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Term
| Syringe needle gauge and length for SQ injections |
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Definition
1-2ml syringe,
25-27g needle
length 3/8 - 5/8 inch |
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Term
| How to avoid reaching the muscle with a SQ injection? |
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Definition
| pinch up the fatty tissue, insert the needle at a 45% angle and inject the medication into the tissue. |
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Term
| What to use intradermal injection sites for? |
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Definition
| TB skin and allergy testing |
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Term
| Where are intradermal injections given? |
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Definition
| inner aspect of the forearm |
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Term
| Needle to use with intradermal injections |
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Definition
| 1ml TB syringe 27g needle and length is 1/5 - 3/8in |
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Term
| Angle at which to insert needle for intradermal injection |
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Definition
| bevel up at 5-15 degree angle |
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