Intramuscular Injection Sites

Posted by Erez Medical on

Site selection

Four muscle sites are recommended for IM administration (Fig 1, Table 1):

  • Vastus lateralis;
  • Rectus femoris
  • Deltoid;
  • Ventrogluteal.

Intramuscular Recommended Injection Site

 

Traditionally the dorsogluteal (DG) muscle was used for IM injections but this muscle is in close proximity to a major blood vessel and nerves, with sciatic nerve injury a recognised complication (Small, 2004). In addition, drug absorption from the DG muscle may be slower than other sites and this can lead to a build-up of drugs in the tissues and risk of overdose (Malkin, 2008)


Share this post



Newer Post →


Leave a comment

Please note, comments must be approved before they are published.