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my anatomy and physiology teacher has told my class multiple times that the smaller hip muscle that is a common sight for injection is the gluteus medius.
gluteus medius
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe smaller hip muscle commonly used as injection site is known as the hip flexor. This is the muscle that extend the hip bone when one is taking stairs.
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∙ 9y agoThe small hip muscle that is usually used as an injection site is the gluteus medius. It is a broad and thick muscle, which is situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.
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∙ 9y agoThe gluteus or the vastus lateralis are used as injection sites.
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What are the four main injection muscles?
The four main intramuscular injection muscles are the deltoid muscle, vastus lateralis muscle, ventrogluteal muscle, and dorsogluteal muscle. While the deltoid muscle site is the upper arm region, the vastus lateralis muscle site is on the thigh. The ventrogluteal muscle is the hip, and the dorsogluteal muscle is situated on the buttock area.
What is the best site for tetanus toxoid intramuscular injection?
deltoid muscle.(arm)
Why is the vastus laterails the best site for administering an injection to a pediatric patient?
It is a bigger muscle which is important in children.
Which site is the most often used in babies for intramuscular injection?
The vastus lateralis (outer thigh) because it is the largest.
What is most common intramuscular site for an adult person?
I assume for use as an injection site. Deltoid muscle (shoulder) and Gluteus maximus (butt cheek)
What injection site should be used to administer nerve agent antidote and anticonvulsant?
Upper outer buttocks; where the muscle is dense
Are hamstrings muscles a common site for giving im injections to a dog?
Yes, the Hamstring muscle is a common site for giving an IM injection to a canine. Be sure to watch of for the Sciatic nerve!
Could Lidocaine injection site cause a infection?
Yes.any kind of injection can result in an infection if the injection site is not properly cleaned.
When administering a subcutanous injection why would you avoid an injection site that is hardened or fatty?
when administering a subcutaneous injection why would you avoid an injection site thats hardened or fatty
Where is the nasopalatine site for injection located?
maxillay central injection
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.
Do you get scabs from Heroin injection?
On the injection site? Sorry im confused.
