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1. Question
Which of the following statements is correct when administering an intramuscular injection:
- Vaccines for intramuscular injections should be administered at 45° to the skin plane
- The correct needle type for intramuscular injection is 22-25 gauge
- To check the correct depth for intramuscular injection, inject until you hit bone and then pull back slightly
- Administer subcutaneously as there are fewer side effects
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2. Question
Which statement is correct in relation to preventing SIRVA ?
- Always correctly position the patient and adjust clothing as needed so that the immunisation provider can visualise the correct site for injection
- Always choose the anterolateral thigh as the site for immunisation as this is safest site for intramuscular injections
- The correct site for injection is the deltoid tuberosity
- Using the smallest gauge needle is recommended to avoid injecting into the shoulder joint
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How does SIRVA occur?
- Incorrect vaccine administration
- Vaccines administered too high into the shoulder joint rather than into the deltoid muscle
- Vaccine is administered too high
- All of the above
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4. Question
To identify the correct injection site for an adult:
- Expose the entire upper arm, locate the greater trochanter and patella and divide the area into thirds
- Expose the entire upper arm, identify the appropriate landmarks and imagine an inverted triangle between the acromion and deltoid tuberosity
- Roll up the sleeve of the patient’s t-shirt so that you expose an area above the elbow
- Expose the entire upper arm, locate the elbow and shoulder tip and aim in between
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