between the surface of the skin and the nearest edge of muscle at intramuscular injection sites.12 patients had a ventrogluteal site depth of more than 35 mm, the maximum depth of a green needle, and 26 had a ventrogluteal depth of more than 25 mm, the maximum depth of a blue needle....
Used primarily for vaccinations with small volumes (up to 1ml) because the muscle is small ? Can use 1” needle ? Avoid hitting radial nerve ? Patient should be sitting upright or lying flat and should be told to relax the arm muscles Figure 9-12 A Dorsogluteal Method 1 Dorsogluteal Met...
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