How Do You Use The Ventrogluteal Site For Intramuscular Injections?
The ventrogluteal site is one of the preferred sites for giving intramuscular injections to adults and children over seven months of age. The risk of accidentally harming the patient is minimal using this site, because the area does not contain large nerves or blood vessels. You can access the site with the patient standing or lying down. Plus, you can find the ventrogluteal site using your non-dominant hand as a guide. Position yourself on the side of the patient that corresponds to your dominant hand. For instance, if you are right-handed, stand on the right side of the patient. Make sure the patient’s hip area is exposed. Put on the disposable gloves, and place your non-dominant hand on the patient’s hip. Rest the heel of your hand where his thigh and his hip meet. Extend your thumb away from your fingers at a right angle, so that your thumb is pointing in the same direction as your patient’s front. Stretch your forefinger away from your middle finger. The “V” that you have made ser
