You are helping to give Mantoux tests to children who are being registered for kindergarten in your community. How should you administer this test?
A) Interdermal injection into the inner forearm
B) Intramuscular injection into the vastus lateralis
C) Subcutaneous injection into the umbilical area
D) Insert at a 45-degree angle into the deltoid
Ans: A
Feedback: The PPD is injected into the intradermal layer of the inner aspect of the forearm. Therefore, options B, C, and D are incorrect.
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