The vastus lateralis is the site of choice for children under the age of two, followed by the deltoid site for children two years old and above (RCPCH, 2002). Current literature cites the ventrogluteal muscle as being the site of choice for IM injection in adults (Greenway, 2004). ...
Injuries were noted after the influenza injection was administered too high in the deltoid causing injury to the shoulder joint. A corrective action plan was developed by a doctoral student within the organization which included an educational module and teach-back to validate competency of proper ...
A) Upper arm area: DeltoidB) Side of hip area ( used on children): ventroglutealC) Just below side of hip ( in upper thigh): Adult vastus lateralis D) Side of buttocks: gluteal ( dorsalgluteal)E) Middle of stomach: Insulin injection site On the figure on the back side of this card...
“Common IM injection errors include administering large medication volumes into the deltoid muscle and selecting long needles in patients with small amounts of muscle tissue. These errors can lead to a needle hitting a nerve, adipose tissue, or bone, which may cause osteomyelitis” ...
I knew the FGA can’t be injected into the deltoid site, so I tried to persuade him to change the injection site, but he persistently refused.” She continued by saying, “At that time, I followed his preference, but I pushed [the medication] very slowly and carefully”. Patients ...