MED 140 Skill-Check Study Guide

Locations for Subcutaneous Injections

Fatty tissue - back of arm mainly, sometimes in the abdomen

Needle Length for SubQ

½ - 5/8

Needle Gauge for SubQ

23G to 25G

Amount of medication for SubQ

should not exceed 2mL

Needle Angle for SubQ

45 degrees

Intramuscular Injections (IM) sites

Deltoid (arm), Dorsogluteal (upper outer portion of the upper outer quadrant of the buttocks), Vastus Lateralis (thigh), Ventrogluteal (hip area)

Needle Length for IM Injections

1-3 inches (1- 1 ½ is mostly used)

Needle Gauge for IM

22G to 25G (depends on medication viscosity)

Amount of medication for IM

should not exceed 3mL

Needle angle for IM injections

90 degrees

Sites used for Intradermal Injections (ID)

Forearm

Needle Length for Intradermal Injections

3/8 to 5/8 inch

Needle Gauge for Intradermal Injections

25G to 27G

Amount of medication for Intradermal injections

0.1 to 0.2 mL

Needle angle for Intradermal Injection

almost parallel to the skin at 10-15 degrees