#injection-technique 2025-01-09

unrelated but how many sites are in your rotation

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

warm it first

right so do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, thats just me

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

quick one i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction

thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ

never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves, anyway

nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do

follow up drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, someone check my working

rotate

push slow

not a problem

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

i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place

cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes

try the thigh

slightly off topic but i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound

let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting", n of 1 obviously

i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely

if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle, we shall see

how far from the navel is actually far enough

let it dry

45 degrees

quick one do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting

i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice

Assay note: JEEP lot H-2814 reported at 97.4% of label content.

bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure