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do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
#injection-technique 2026-04-03
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Testing queue: 3 submissions open, 100 awaiting dispatch. 18:27
- swab_dry_first — 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, thats just me cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes 18:36
- swab_dry_first — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 19:22
- split_dose_sam — the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 19:52
- VialBot — Verification log updated: MKM — evidence added, status unchanged. 19:54
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
Testing queue: 3 submissions open, 100 awaiting dispatch.
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do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, thats just me
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
Verification log updated: MKM — evidence added, status unchanged.
update from 7 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
how slowly should you actually push
warm it first
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