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What size needle to use for an intramuscular injection on 9 year-old?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of intramuscular injection?
The advantages of the deltoid intramuscular injection is that as said before is easy accessible and patients are generally a lot more comfortable with exposing their arms as opposed to another body area. Disadvantages to this site are the size of the muscle mass is small in relation to other IM injection sites.
What is the appropriate needle size to administer subcutaneous injection of morphine sulfate?
0.75 inch needle at 45 degrees.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of injection?
The advantages of the deltoid intramuscular injection is that as said before is easy accessible and patients are generally a lot more comfortable with exposing their arms as opposed to another body area. Disadvantages to this site are the size of the muscle mass is small in relation to other IM injection sites.
What size needle for IM injection of non-viscous solution to use for 200 pound male?
1.5"m 18 gauge
Do you use a tuberculin syringe to give flu shots?
No, a tuberculin syringe is intended for use in intradermal injections and the flu shot is given intramuscularly. The needle on a tuberculin syringe is not the right size.
Do hypodermic needles hurt?
Depending on your pain tolerance level, the size of the needle, and the type of injection, you may experience anything from no pain to a sharp burning sensation.
Can a hospital injection needle be used for body piercing?
If you want a lerger gauge for whatever you are doing. I DO NOT recommend using an injection needle for the sole fact that it will cause MORE pain and bleeding, as well as potentially destroy a nerve or vein depending on what you are piercing and the size of the injection needle.HELLO!Piercing needle?PIERCING needle.Assuming you are piercing,and not injecting,NO!What kind of person asks that?PIERCING NEEDLE.That answers your question.
What size of needle for Demerol injection?
If volume of drug administered is 1-3 ml use a 20-23 guage, 1.25-2.5 inch needle into ventrogluteal site. If 0.5 to 1 ml use 23-25 guage, 5/8-1.5 inch needle into deltoid
What size needle do you use to stitch up a cut?
A small needle, size 60/8, is suitable for sewing silk.
What syringe and needle size is used for immunotherapy?
For the 2012-2013 flu season there are three formulations, the two prior types of nasal mist and intramuscular (IM) formulations, and now, new in the 2011-2012 flu season, there is an intradermal (ID) formulation.Intramuscular Injections:Any one cc syringe for IM (intramuscular) injections is good to use. For IM, you need a needle that is one to one and a half inches long and, typically, a 25 gauge needle is used.Intradermal Injections:Fluzone Intradermal vaccine comes in a new prefilled single dose syringe as part of the microinjection system designed to consistently deposit vaccine antigens into the dermal layer of the skin of adults for inoculation.Typically, in the past adult influenza parenteral vaccines were administered into the muscle utilizing a needle 1 inch to 1.5 inches (25 mm to 38 mm) in length as mentioned above. Fluzone Intradermal vaccine features an ultra-fine needle that is 0.06 inches (1.5 mm) in length. The needle is 90% shorter than a needle for IM injection and much more fine. See related questions for more information about intradermal flu vaccinations.
Is the gauge of the needle the bore size?
Yes, the larger the gauge the smaller the needle size.
What size needle for subcutaneous injection?
Subcutaneous means below the top layer of the skin. The dermis is called the true skin and is below the cutaneous layer. An injection done in the correct way should not draw blood as blood vessels are in the dermal layer.
