how far from the navel is actually far enough
#injection-technique 2025-02-08
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Highlights from this day
- verify_or_dont — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do 04:30
- subq_sy — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, for what its worth 04:31
- verify_or_dont — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 05:29
do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror, for what its worth
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
90 degrees or 45
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, from memory
slightly off topic but whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
rotate
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dont recap
pinch
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
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bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, for what its worth
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is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
try the thigh
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month