Procedure Checklist Chapter 23: Locating Intramuscular Injection Sites
Procedure Checklist Chapter 23: Locating Intramuscular Injection Sites
Procedure Checklist Chapter 23: Locating Intramuscular Injection Sites
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15. Places hands on patient’s thigh with one hand against
the greater trochanter and the edge of the other hand
against the lateral femoral condyle.
16. Visualizes a rectangle between the hands across the
anterolateral thigh. The index fingers of the hands form the
smaller ends of the rectangle. The long sides of the
rectangle are formed by (a) drawing an imaginary line
down the center of the anterior thigh, and (b) drawing
another line along the side of the leg, halfway between the
bed and the front of the thigh. This box marks the middle
third of the anterolateral thigh, which is the injection site.
Ventrogluteal Site
17. Has patient assume a side-lying position, if possible.
18. Locates the greater trochanter, anterior superior iliac
spine, and the iliac crest.
19. Places palm of hand on the greater trochanter, index
finger on the anterior superior iliac spine, and the middle
finger pointing toward the iliac crest. (Uses right hand on
the patient’s left hip; uses left hand on the patient’s right
hip.)
20. The middle of the triangle between the middle and
index fingers is the injection site.
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