Injections Flashcards
Where do you give IM injections on a bovine patient?
The muscles on the neck.
Where do you give SQ injections in a bovine patient?
The skin of the neck
Is IM or SQ preferred in bovine patients?
IM
How do you locate the IM injection site on a cow?
-Cervical vertebrae run roughly between the base of the ear and the point of the shoulder keep above this line -Below the nuchal ligament -cranial to the scapula
T/F: The needle is OFF the syringe during insertion in a large animal
True
T/F: You don’t need to aspirate before injecting into the muscles of a large animal
FALSE!! Always aspirate before any injection
What muscles are used for IM injection in dogs and cats?
semimembranosus-semitendinosus, quadriceps, triceps and lumbar muscles
How do you locate the injection space on the back of a small animal
Select a site between the thirteenth rib and the iliac crest, 2-3 cm off the mid-line.
Where do you always want to place the thumb of the noninjecting hand when giving an IM injection in the pelvic limb of a small animal?
Over the femur to protect the sciatic nerve
Ideal place for SQ injection in a small animal?
Over the neck
Two most common sites for equine IM injections?
Neck and hind limb
Muscles used for IM injection in equines?
Serratus ventralis and the semimembranosus-semitendinosis muscles
How do you locate the IM injection site for the neck of the equine?
-Nuchal ligament dorsally -Lateral processes of the cervical vertebra ventrally -Leading boarder of the scapula caudally
How do you locate the IM injection site in the rump of the horse?
-Hans width ventral to the tuber ischia -Axial to the lateral thigh -A hands width dorsal to the gastrocnemius tendon
Where do you give an IM injection in a sheep or goat?
Neck
