Common sites for IM injections include the following: 1. The ventrogluteal muscle is the preferred site for adults and children over the age of 1 year because there are no large nerves or vessels, it is a large muscle, it is sealed by bone and contains less fat (Berman et al., 2008). 2.
electromyogram (EMG). Recording of electrical activity of a muscle associated with contraction and relaxation. This is obtained by placing a microelectrode within a muscle.The recording process is called electro-myography. diagnostic test that records the electrical activity of muscles. In the test, small electrodes are placed on or in the skin; the patterns of electrical activity are projected on a screen or over a loudspeaker. This procedure is used to test for muscle disorders, including muscular dystrophy. Mentioned in: Myopathies.
Quoting Dakotah Bre Allen: Does anyone know what the TOCO on the fetal monitor is, is it contractions?? Every time I had a contraction ... [snip!] ... weeks Tuesday. Every time I asked the nurse a question she got really really rude and I was in too much pain to fight with her. TOCO measures contractions. The numbers don't really mean anything... other than it's going up. The TOCO can NOT measure how strong a contraction is... it only tells you how LONG the contractions are.. and how OFTEN they are. Because it's measureing pressure through skin, fat, muscle ... it's not specific... the actual numbers would be different depending on where on your abdomen you place the monitor. but..