Medications such as iron, diphtheria, and tetanus toxoid are specifically irritating and may result in irritation when tracked into the subcutaneous tissue; they should be administered by ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Z-track
Medications such as iron, diphtheria, and tetanus toxoid are specifically irritating and may result in irritation when tracked into the subcutaneous tissue; they should be administered by Z-track. The skin is pulled to the sides when the needle is inserted and after the medication is injected and the needle withdrawn, the skin is allowed to fall back into place. This closes the channel that the needle created and prevents irritating medication from being tracked into the subcutaneous tissue.
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