sharps bin
#injection-technique 2025-06-03
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- sharps_bin_sid — the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 10:17
- motivation_gone — do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing 10:57
- assay_not_purity — for the archive welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose… 11:44
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
dont recap
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
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small bubble is fine
follow up absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, i could be wrong
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, happy to be corrected
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
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a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
right so abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
while im here nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
how slowly should you actually push
do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
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warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, thats one data point
[edited]warm it first
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
do you pinch or stretch
how many sites are in your rotation
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
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drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
for the archive welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it