Question

Sally is 6 months old and needs several immunizations to be given IM as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. In what position should Sally be placed? Please explain

2. Should medications be mixed if the health care provider does not order mixing? Why or why not?

3. How would the allied health professional choose the size of the syringe? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

1. Vastus lateralis : Preferred site for intra muscular

injection under 12 month is

anterolateral thigh.

Medications are administered in the

bulkiest part of the vastus lateralis

thigh muscle because this muscle

have right amount of fat and mass. If

injection gives another area,the needle

may run deep.

2. No . The medication should be administered only with  

the order of a medical professional . Wrong

mixing combination of drugs leads to

complications, even death may occur.

3.Selection of a syringe : The size of a syringe selection

depending on the volume of

to be given and the desired

pressure flow.

Selection of a needle: Needle selection depends on needle gauge, needle length and intended use.

Needle gauge : Needle thickness is measured using

gauge, which are numbers indicating the

the diameter of the needle.

Needle length: selection of appropriate needle length

depending on where injection needs to be

administered. IM injection requires

longest needle length .