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Dermal Puncture Part 2

Selecting the Site for Dermal Puncture

• Heels are the site of choice • Area should be warm, pink,

in infants who are less than and free of scars

1 year old
• Do not use the arch of the

• Fingers are used in adults foot, the back of the heel,

and children or the plantar area of the

foot
• Attempt to find an unused

area

The site selected for the heel should be well away from the

heel bone because puncture of the calcaneus can cause

osteomyelitis.