The nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an 8-month-old infant. Which site would the nurse select?
A) Rectus femoris
B) Vastus lateralis
C) Dorsogluteal muscle
D) Deltoid
B
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The preferred injection site in infants is the vastus lateralis muscle. An alternative site is the rectus femoris. The dorsogluteal site is not used in children until the child has been walking for at least 1 year. The deltoid muscle is used as a site in children after the age of 4 or 5 years.
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