how many sites are in your rotation
#injection-technique 2025-07-10
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- assay_not_purity — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 17:38
- pinch_not_stretch — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not 17:45
- swab_dry_first — i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction 20:56
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
dont recap
genuine question i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
rotate
[edited]31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
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the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small, someone check my working
unrelated but i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
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45 degrees
thats normal
fresh pin
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29G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen
anyone got a rotation map they would share
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
Purity check: no report on file for lot KP-0925. Nothing logged either way.
update on the earlier thing cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
not a problem
sharps bin
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
coming back after 3 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
coming back to this do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, i think
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, your mileage will differ
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
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mark it down
let it dry