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Hypodermoclysis Sites

Appropriate Sites include:


 Scapula
 Subclavicular chest wall
 Anterior aspect of the
upper arms
 Anterior aspects of the
thighs.

Avoid:
 Waistline
 Areas of constrictive
clothing
 Areas of large underlying
muscles or nerves
 Boney prominences
 Irritated or infected sites
 Tumors

References:
http://extcontent.covenanthealth.ca/Policy/VII-B-315.pdf
https://myclass.norquest.ca/pluginfile.php/999906/mod_resource/content/1/Saf-T-Intima%20use%20Guide%20%281%29.pdf

January 29, 2018

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