This document discusses intramuscular injections, including common injection sites like the dorsogluteal, ventrogluteal, deltoid, and vastus lateralis. It lists the necessary equipment for intramuscular injections such as a medication card, injection tray, sterile medications, needles, syringe, alcohol swabs, kidney tray, and clean gloves. The procedure involves checking the order, explaining the procedure to the client, washing hands, positioning the client, selecting and cleaning the injection site, injecting the medication using a Z-track technique.

1. INTRA MUSCULAR
INJECTIONS
Mrs. Gayathri R
First year MSc Nursing
Upasana College Of
Nursing

2. SITES FOR
INTRAMUSCULAR
INJECTIONS

3. DORSOGLUTEAL

6. VENTROGLUTEAL

7. DELTOID

8. VASTUS LATERALIS & RECTUS
FEMORIS

9. ARTICLES NEEDED

10. MEDICATION CARD

11. INJECTION TRAY

12. STERILE MEDICATIONS

13. NEEDLES

14. SYRINGE

15. ALCOHOL SWABS

16. KIDNEY TRAY & CLEAN GLOVES

17. PROCEDURE

20. CHECK ORDER

21. EXPLAIN PROCEDURE

22. WASH HANDS

23. POSITION THE CLIENT

24. SELECT, LOCATE & CLEAN THE SITE

25. INJECT MEDICATION

26. Z – TRACK TECHNIQUE