What is the angle of insertion for an intradermal injection?
What is 10 - 15 degrees or parallel to the skin
What angle of insertion do you use for IM injections?
What is 90
What are the four locations where you can give a subcutaneous injection?
What is upper outer arm, subscapular portion of the back, abdomen, anterior thigh
What sort of medication would we use the Z track administration method for?
What is a medication that is irritatin to the SQ tissues or may discolor the skin
What are the calibrations on a hypodermic syringe?
What is cc's
What type of syringe do we use for intradermal injections?
What is tuberculin syringe
How many cc's can you inject into the deltoid site?
What is 2cc
What angle of insertion do you use for a subcutaneous injection?
What is the best site to use for IM injections?
What is the ventrogluteal muscle
What is the calibration on an insulin syringe?
What are units
What are the 3 injection sites for intradermal injections?
What is the anterior forearm, upper chest, and upper back
What needle length would you use for an average sized person getting an IM injection?
What is 1 1/2 inch
What length needle would you use for a SQ injection?
What is 5/8"-1"
When doing an intradermal injection, do you put the bevel of the needle up or down?
What is up
What is the purpose of a safety engineered syringe?
What is to prevent needle sticks in health care workers.
Intradermal injections are commonly used for this type of testing.
What is allergy testing
What are the four IM sites?
What is dorsogluteal, vastus lateralis, deltoid, and ventrogluteal
What gauge of needle would you use for an SC injection?
What is 23 to 25
What are prefilled, single dose cartridges that fit into a special cartridge holder?
What is a prefilled cartridge injection system
The medical assistant should never give any medication to any patient without a ________ ______ and _________ ________.
What is a physician order and patient consent
What is another name for a PPD or TB test?
What is a Mantoux test
This site is considered the safest for IM injections
What is the vastus lateralis
How many cc's of fluid can you inject subcutaneously?
What is 1cc
How long after you administer a tuberculin test do you read the results?
What is 48 to 72 hours
What happens if someone tests positive during a tuberculin test?
What is they need a CXR