Other Injection Sites

Question 1

What is the head-down position called?

Answer 1

Trendelenburg

Question 2

Where should large volumes of irritating substances be IM injected? Why?

Answer 2

Quadriceps. Injection into posterior thigh may be carried to sciatic nerve which lies posterior to femur.

Question 3

What are standard sites for intraosseous access?

Answer 3

Medial tibia (most common), humeral head, and sternum.

Question 4

How are tibial IO needles placed?

Answer 4

Set perpendicular to the shaft of the tibia and in the proximal third of the bone, medial to the tibial plateau.