alis ▁and ▁vent ro gl ute al ▁mus cles . ▁S ites ▁that ▁are ▁bru ised , ▁tender , ▁red , ▁sw ol len , ▁infl amed ▁or ▁scar red ▁are ▁avoided . ▁ ▁Del to id ▁mus cle ▁ ▁The ▁del to id ▁mus cle ▁site ▁( upper ▁arm ) ▁is ▁recommended ▁for ▁use ▁with ▁in jections ▁of ▁small ▁volume , ▁usually ▁equal ▁or ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 ▁m l , ▁including ▁v acc in ations . ▁This ▁site ▁is ▁not ▁recommended ▁for ▁repeated ▁in jections ; ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁small ▁area , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁rotate ▁the ▁injection ▁site . ▁To ▁locate ▁the ▁site , ▁pal p ate ▁the ▁lower ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁ac rom ion ▁process . ▁In ject ▁in ▁the ▁ups ide ▁down ▁triangle ▁that ▁forms ▁with ▁its ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁ac rom ion ▁process ▁and ▁its ▁mid point ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁ax illa . ▁ ▁Vent ro gl ute al ▁site ▁ ▁The ▁vent ro gl ute al ▁site ▁( hip ) ▁is ▁recommended ▁for ▁in jections ▁requiring ▁a ▁larger ▁volume ▁to ▁be ▁admin ister ed , ▁greater ▁than ▁ 1 ▁m l , ▁and ▁for ▁medic ations ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁ir rit ating , ▁vis c ous ▁or ▁o ily . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁for ▁n arc otic , ▁ant ib i otic , ▁sed ative ▁and ▁anti - em etic ▁medic ations . ▁To ▁locate ▁the ▁vent ro gl ute al ▁site , ▁place ▁the ▁pal m ▁of ▁your ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁greater