drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, n of 1 obviously
#injection-technique 2025-01-04
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- identity_shift — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, n of 1 obviously 18:09
- identity_shift — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, n of 1 obviously 19:25
- meniscus_mel — do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, i could be wrong 20:29
- private_script_pri — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 20:30
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
push slow
fresh pin
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sharps bin
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, anyway
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
29G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
thats normal
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a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, n of 1 obviously
how many sites are in your rotation
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
warm it first
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
not a problem
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
update from 5 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
31G 8mm
90 degrees or 45
update on the earlier thing do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, i could be wrong
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
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