The Nurse in a Pediatric Clinic Is Preparing to Give

The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular (IM) antibiotics.The nurse chooses the injection sites for each child based on which considerations?
Select all that apply.

A) The vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for IM injections in toddlers.
B) After the child has been walking for a year,the ventrogluteal site is used for IM injections.
C) Use of the dorsogluteal site should be avoided.
D) The vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for IM injections in preschoolers.
E) The dorsogluteal site is the preferred site for IM injections.