What is Intragluteal?
Medical Definition of intragluteal : situated within or introduced into the gluteal muscle intragluteal injection.
What are the IM injection sites?
Intramuscular injection sites
- Deltoid muscle of the arm. The deltoid muscle is the site most typically used for vaccines.
- Vastus lateralis muscle of the thigh.
- Ventrogluteal muscle of the hip.
- Dorsogluteal muscles of the buttocks.
Where is intravenous injection given?
Some medications must be given by an intravenous (IV) injection or infusion. This means they’re sent directly into your vein using a needle or tube. In fact, the term “intravenous” means “into the vein.” With IV administration, a thin plastic tube called an IV catheter is inserted into your vein.
What is Z track?
The Z-track method is a type of IM injection technique used to prevent tracking (leakage) of the medication into the subcutaneous tissue (underneath the skin). During the procedure, skin and tissue are pulled and held firmly while a long needle is inserted into the muscle.
What are the 4 types of injections?
The four most frequently used types of injection are:
- Intravenous (IV) injections. An IV injection is the fastest way to inject a medication and involves using a syringe to inject a medication directly into a vein.
- Intramuscular (IM) injections.
- Subcutaneous (SC) injections.
- Intradermal (ID) injections.
What is the safest site for intramuscular gluteal injection?
A ventrogluteal site is the most commonly used and recommended site for IM injections in adults and children of walking age because of the large muscle mass. This site is located away from the superior and inferior gluteal arteries as well as the sciatic and superior gluteal nerves,9 and is also the least painful.
How do I find a ventrogluteal site on myself?
Finding the ventrogluteal site Have your friend, family member, or caregiver, place the palm of their hand on the greater trochanter of the femur. This is the bony part that sticks out of your upper thigh near your hip. They will then locate the anterior iliac crest and place your index finger on it.
What is Z track method?
Where is vastus lateralis site?
Figure showing the anatomical markers used to identify the vastus lateralis injection site on the anterolateral thigh. The injection site is halfway down the vastus lateralis, which is the muscle on the outside of the thigh.
Where is the ventrogluteal area?
The ventrogluteal muscle is located on the ventral aspect, or side, of the body while the dorsogluteal muscle lies along the body’s dorsal, or rear aspect. The dorsogluteal muscle, then, is found just above the buttocks.
Where is dorsal gluteal site?
The dorsal gluteal site is on the upper and outer portion of the patient’s buttock. It may be one of the least commonly used locations for intramuscular injection because of the proximity of the sciatic nerve to the site.
What is a gluteal intramuscular injection?
Intramuscular (IM) injections are used to deliver medication deep into your muscles. Your muscles have lots of blood flowing through them, so medications injected into them are quickly absorbed into your bloodstream. A ventrogluteal injection is an IM injection into an area on the side of your hip known as the ventrogluteal site.