What is the ventrogluteal injection position?
To locate the ventrogluteal site, place the patient in a supine or lateral position (on their side). The right hand is used for the left hip, and the left hand is used for the right hip. Place the heel or palm of your hand on the greater trochanter, with the thumb pointed toward the belly button.
Which muscle is used for ventrogluteal injection?
The ventrogluteal site involves the gluteus medius and minimus muscles and is a safe injection site for adults, children, and infants. This site provides the greatest thickness of gluteal muscle that is free of penetrating nerves and blood vessels and it has a narrower layer of fat.
What angle is a ventrogluteal injection?
Insert needle at a 90o angle to the skin with a quick thrust. Retain pressure on skin around injection site with thumb and index finger while needle is inserted. Aspiration is not necessary.
Is it acceptable to administer 1 mL in the ventrogluteal muscle?
Children and infants require shorter needles. Refer to agency policies regarding needle length for infants, children, and adolescents. Up to 3 mL of medication may be administered in the ventrogluteal muscle of an average adult and up to 1 mL in children.
How do I find ventrogluteal IM site?
Locating the site for a Ventrogluteal Injection – Clinical Skills – YouTube
How do I find my ventrogluteal site?
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.
How do you Landmark a ventrogluteal site?
How to Give an IM Intramuscular Injection Ventrogluteal Buttock Muscle
What are the landmarks for ventrogluteal IM?
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. The iliac crest is the “wing” of your hip bone. Their thumb should be pointed toward the front of your leg.
How do I find a Ventrogluteal site?
Why is Ventrogluteal preferred?
The ventrogluteal injection site is an area on the most prominent part of the hip that’s considered the preferred site for intramuscular injections. Experts say it’s one of the safest areas for such injections because of the thick thigh muscles in the area. There are also fewer blood vessels and nerves in that area.
Do you aspirate ventrogluteal?
Usual sites for delivering an IM injection include the deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal and dorsogluteal muscles. The first 3 are recommended due to their avoidance of any proximity to major blood vessels and nerves. Aspiration is NOT required for these sites.
How much can you inject into ventrogluteal?
The ventrogluteal muscle can accommodate up to 2.5 ml, with a maximum volume of 3 ml. The rectus femoris and vastus lateralis remain the recommended sites for volumes up to 5 ml in adults. A maximum of 2 ml is recommended for older adults and thin patients.
Why is ventrogluteal preferred?
What are the cons of using the ventrogluteal site?
While ventrogluteal injections are one of the safest types of IM injection, they carry the same risks as any other injection, including:
- pain.
- injury to bone, blood vessels, or nerves.
- infection.
- abscesses.
- muscle atrophy.