When administering multiple vaccines, how much volume can be administered into one limb or muscle?
Most fundamentals of nursing texts and medication administration guidelines provide information on this. The following information was taken from a nursing fundamentals text. The recommended volume range for the deltoid muscle is 0.5 mL–2 mL. The average volume is 0.5 mL. For very young or small patients use the lower end of the range, 0.5 mL, as your guide. The maximum volume for a well developed deltoid muscle in an adult would be 2 mL.
