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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

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If you are given orders to give a patient a subcutaneous injection, at what angle should you administer the injection?
  1. 90 degrees
  2. 30 degrees
  3. 45 degrees
  4. 15 degrees
Explanation
Answer: C - Subcutaneous injections are to be given at a 45 degree angle to ensure that the medicine reaches the correct area for absorption. If given at 90 degrees it would hit muscle tissue and if given at less than 45 degrees, you risk the injection not reaching the subcutaneous layer.
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