Dosage Flashcards
1cc = how many milliliters?
1
Ss means?
1/2
i means?
1
V means?
5
X means?
10
I gr is how many milligrams?
60 mg
1ml/1cc is how many gtts?
15 or 16
30ml is how many fluid ounces?
1 fluid ounce
1 tsp is how many milliliters?
5 ml
1 Tbsp is now many milliliters?
15 ml
1 ounce is how many milliliters?
30 ml
2 pints is how many quarts
1 quart
1 kg is how many lbs?
2.2 lbs
I inch is how many centimeters?
2.5 cm
How many milligrams is a grain (gr)
60 mg
Intradermal Injection Specifics
Gage: 25-27
Length: 3/8” - 1/2”
Maximum Dose: 0.1ml
Dead Space: None
Angle: 15 degrees
Subcutaneous Injection Specifics
Gage: 25-27
Length: 1/2”-5/8”
Maximum Dose: 1.5ml
Dead Space: 0.3ml or 5 units for insulin
Angle: 45 or 90 degrees
Intramuscular Injection Specifics
Gage: 21-23
Length: 1”- 1 1/2”
Maximum Dose: 3.0ml
Dead Space: 0.3ml
Angle: 90 degrees
Intradermal Injection Sites
Inner surface of forearm
Subscapular region
Subcutaneous Injection Sites
Abdomen
Top of thigh
Sides of the arm
Scapular
Above the glutes
Intramuscular Injection Sites
Deltoid (upper arm)
Ventrogluteal Site (side of hip)
Vastus Lateralis Site (side of leg)
Dorsogluteal Site (posterior glute upper outer quadrant)
Deltoid Intramuscular Site Specifics
Needle Gage: 23-25
Needle Length: 5/8”-1 1/2”
Dose: 0.5-1.0ml
Angle: 90 degrees
(vaccines, in infants > 7 months)
Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Site Specifics
Needle Gage: 20-23
Needle Length: 1 1/4”- 2 1/2”
Usual Dose: 1.0 - 4.0ml
Maximum Dose: 5.0ml
Angle: slightly toward iliac crest
Vastus Lateralis Intramuscular Site Specifics
Needle Gage: 22-25
Needle Length: 5/8” - 1”
Usual Dose: 0.5ml - 1.0ml
Maximum Dose: 1.0ml (infant) 2.0ml (pediatric)
Angle: 45 degrees toward the knee
