needles and injection sites
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- intradermal
- just beneath the epidermis into the dermal layer of the skin
- sites for INTRADERMAL
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beneath scapula
inner lower arms
upper chest - intradermal- amount of medication
- no more than 0.5 mL
- INTRADERMAL NEEDLE SIZE
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25 gauge to 27 gauge
1/4-5/8 inch
1ml syringe - INTRADERMAL TECHNIQUE
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bevel up
5-15 degree angle
skin taut
do not massage
should see wheal or bubble - Subcutaneous
- just beneath skin in the area between the skin and the muscle.
- sites for SUBCUTANEOUS
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upper arms
anterior thighs
lower abdomen
lower back
upper back (under scapulas) - Subcutaneous amounts of meds
- 0.5-1 ml
- needle size for SUBCUTANEOUS
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25 or smaller
5/16-5/8
2 ml syringe generally used - technique for subcutaneous
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avoid areas w/n 2 inches of umbilicus
thinner person-pinch skin and eject at 45-60 degree angle
oerweight person- 90 degree angle to reach beneath adipose tissue - ventrogluteal
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client on side knee bent toward chest
heal of hand on greater trochanter, fingers pointing toward head. - ventrogluteal amount of med
- up to 4 ml in heavy person
- ventrogluteal gauge and needle size
- 19-23 gauge 1-2 inches depending on size of muscle and thickness of medicine.
- deltoid
- less than 1 ml 25 gauge 5/8 inch needle
- administering insulin to adults
- standard is 30 gauge 5/16 in
- IM injection
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usually 2-5 ml syringe
21 or 22 gauge
1 1/2 in