A 5-year-old boy needs an IM injection. The least painful and most

effective injection site would be the

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The ventrogluteal site is the best choice because it is free of

major nerves and blood vessels and is characterized by deep

muscle mass. The drug is injected into the gluteus medius

muscle, which is in the ventrogluteal site. Injection in the

gluteus medius is less painful than injection in the vastus

lateralis. The dorsogluteal site should be used only as a...