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AAMA CMA Practice Question

A 45-year-old male patient requires an intramuscular injection of a prescribed medication. You have selected the dorsogluteal site for the injection. Which of the following steps will help you identify the correct location for needle insertion?

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    Locate the posterior superior iliac spine and divide the buttock into four equal quadrants, then inject into the lower inner quadrant.

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    Locate the posterior superior iliac spine and the greater trochanter, then inject into the upper outer quadrant above and lateral to an imaginary line between these two landmarks.

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    Palpate the sacrum and inject into the area halfway between the sacrum and the greater trochanter of the femur.

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    Divide the buttock with a horizontal and a vertical line intersecting at the coccyx and inject into the quadrant nearest to the greater trochanter.

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