Deltoid

Deltoid

Deltoid volume of medication

2 mL or less

Deltoid needle gauge

20 - 25 G

Deltoid needle length

1 - 1.5 inchs

Deltoid Acceptable Pt position

sitting, standing, lying down. Have the person's elbow flexed & the forearm supported

Deltoid angle of injection

90 degree angle

Deltoid landmarks

find the lower edge of the acromion process

Deltoid landmarks

place 1 - 2 inches below the acromion process; this forms the ase of the triangle

Deltoid landmarks

draw an imaginary line from the axilla across the arm; this will form the apex of the triangle

Deltoid landmarks

inject into the center of the imaginary triangle

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Lateralis volume of Ledication

max: 3 mL

Vastus Lateralis needle gauge:

20 - 25 G

Vastus Lateralis needle gauge for viscous

18 - 21 G

Vastus Lateralis needle length

5/8 to 1 inch

Vastus Lateralis Acceptable patient position

lying supine or sitting

Vastus Lateralis angle of injection

90 degree angle

Vastus Lateralis landmarks

place on hand above the lateral femoral condyle; place the other hand below the grater trochanter of the femur. Your thumgs should point towards each other.

Vastus Lateralis landmarks

injection site is the middle third, anterior lateral (side) aspect of the thigh.

Vastus Lateralis caution

to locate the lateral side of the thigh (vastus lateralis muscle) the leg must remain straight

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Lateralis

Ventrogluteal volume of medication

max: 3 mL

Ventrogluteal angle of injection

90 degree angle

Ventrogluteal needle gauge

20 - 25 G

Ventrogluteal needle gauge viscous solutions

18 - 21 G

Ventrogluteal needle length

1.5 inches

Ventrogluteal Acceptable patient position

lying on side with knee bent & the upper leg ahead of the lower leg

Ventrogluteal landmarks

using the right hand for the left hip & the left hand for the right hip, place the heel or palm of the hand over the patient's greater trochanter

Ventrogluteal landmarks

point thumb towar the client's groin

Ventrogluteal landmarks

point the index finger towards the anterior superior iliac spine and the middle finger towards the iliac crest forming a V shape

Ventrogluteal landmark

the injection site is between the V (move your fingers before injection).

Ventrogluteal caution

make sure that your fingers are never above the iliac crest

Ventrogluteal

Ventrogluteal

Ventrogluteal

Dorsogluteal

Dorsogluteal

Dorsogluteal volume of medications

max: 3 mL

Dorsogluteal needle gauge

20 - 25 G

Dorsogluteal needle guge viscous solutions

18 - 21 G

Dorsogluteal needle length

1 - 1.5 inches

Dorsogluteal acceptable patient position

prone with toes pointing in. Side with upper knees flexed & in front of the lower leg

Dorsogluteal angle of injection

90 degree angle

Dorsogluteal landmark

palpate the posterior superior iliac spine; place hand on site

Dorsogluteal landmark

draw an imaginary line to the greater trochanter, this line is parallel to the sciatic nerve

Dorsogluteal landmark

the injection site is lateral (side) & superior (above) to the line, in the outer LUQ or RUQ of the buttocks