Session 4:

Question 1

Intramuscular injections:

Answer 1

• involve injecting medications into deep muscle tissues
• muscle is less sensitive to irritating or viscous medication s
• IM injections are administered with the needle inserted at a 90-degree angle
• this route provides faster medication absorption than sub cut, because of the greater vascularity of muscle
• there is less danger of causing tissue damage when medication enter deep muscle

Question 2

Intramuscular injections:

Answer 2

• smaller volumes are recommended for elderly or fragile individuals or those with less developed muscle mass
• the sites chosen are areas where there is a minimal risk of the needle penetrating a large blood vessel, nerve or bone

Question 2

Intramuscular injection sites:

Answer 2

• Vastus lateralis - middle third of the thigh
• Ventrogluteal - gluteus Medius muscle
• Deltoid muscle - located at the upper out aspect (middle third) of the upper arm