INTRAMUSCULAR AND INTRADERMAL INJECTION

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

▪ A technique used to deliver medication and vaccines deep into the muscles.

▪ Allows the medication to be absorbed in the bloodstream quickly.

▪ Angle of administration is at a 90-degree angle

Site Selection and Land Marking:

1. Deltoid muscle on the arm

▪ is the site most typically used for vaccines, volume injected typically no more than 1 milliliter.

2. Vastus lateralis muscle of the thigh

▪ Preferred IM site for neonates and infants.

3. Ventrogluteal muscle of the hip

▪ Preferred site for IM and safest areas because of thick thigh muscles. And it is not close to any major
blood vessels or nerves.

▪ The muscle is located just below the iliac crest on the side of the

thigh.

4. Dorsogluteal muscles of the buttocks

▪ Usually not a preferred site due to its proximity to sciatic nerve and major blood vessels.
INTRADERMAL INJECTION

▪ A technique used to administer injections into the dermis, just below the epidermis. It has the longest
absorption time of all parenteral routes.

▪ It is used for sensitive tests, such as tuberculin test, allergy testing and local anesthesia test.

▪ Common sites: Inner surface of forearm and upper back, and under the scapula

▪ Angle of administration is at 5 to 15-degree angle.

▪ A bleb/wheal or small blister should appear under the skin