#injection-technique 2024-10-15

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nhs_pathway_nell — do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass 16:34
step_one_sian — pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 16:52
step_one_sian — 30G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen 16:53
thirty_one_g — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly 17:08
thirty_one_g — *VendorInvestigate not the other one 17:23

do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting

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do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass

90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not

i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge

update from 24 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped

31G 8mm

pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising

wk1 L abdo upper   wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper   wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower   wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower   wk8 R arm back

30G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen

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do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for

how many sites are in your rotation

45 degrees

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thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ

drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly

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*VendorInvestigate not the other one