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#injection-technique 2025-06-10
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- sgp_subq — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 20:54
- sgp_subq — do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 20:55
- sgp_subq — while im here a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 21:09
- auckland_aliquot — update on the earlier thing the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small, i have it written down… 22:54
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, i think
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
let it dry
[edited]90 degrees or 45
dont recap
45 degrees
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
update from 11 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
technique probably
31G 8mm
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not a problem
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i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
sharps bin
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how far from the navel is actually far enough
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
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do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
while im here a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backthats a reaction
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, ill dig out the number
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
how slowly should you actually push
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small bubble is fine
thats normal
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
update on the earlier thing the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small, i have it written down somewhere
fridge-temps.csv
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do you count to five before withdrawing
31G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen
coming back after 4 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
*VendorInvestigate not the other one