Table 3 CDCP recommendations for for needle length for intramuscular injection
From: The pharmacokinetics of epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjectors
Gender | Needle length | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Inch | mm | ||
lb | kg | lb | kg | ||
< 130 | < ≈ 60 | < 130 | < ≈ 60 | 5/8–1 | 15.8 |
130–152 | ≈ 60–70 | 130–152 | ≈ 60–70 | 1 | 25.4 |
153–260 | ≈ 70–118 | 153–200 | ≈ 70– ≈ 90 | 1–1½ | 25.4–38.1 |
> 260 | > ≈ 120 | > 200 | > ≈ 90 | 1½ | 38.1 |