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What are the 3 muscles used as sites for intramuscular injection?
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∙ 11y ago
Intramuscular (IM) injections are typically given in one of three muscles. These muscles are the vastus lateralis, or thigh muscle, the ventrogluteal, or hip muscle, and the deltoid, or upper arm muscle.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe deltoid in the shoulder, the gluteal in the butt, and the quadriceps in the leg.
If you want to be more specific,
1. The deltoid 2. Gluteus medius
3.Vastus lateralis
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∙ 13y agoDeltoid, Vastus lateralis and the gluteus medius.
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∙ 9y agoIntramuscular (IM) injections are commonly given in one of three muscles. The muscles are vastus lateralis muscle, the deltoid muscle, and the ventrogluteal muscle.
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∙ 13y ago- Deltoid Muscle (Upper Arm)
- Vastus Lateralis Muscle (Thighs)
- Dorsogluteal Muscle (Back Muscle)
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∙ 13y agoDeltoid,gluteus maximus,triceps,rectus femoris,vastus lateralis.
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∙ 14y agodeltoid, gluteal maximus & gluteal medius.
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∙ 12y agoUpper outer quad of either buttock (NOT in the middle-sciatic nerve route),top of arm-deltoid, and upper surface of thigh ie. either quad
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∙ 11y agodeltoid, gluteal maximus,gluteal medius
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