nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
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#injection-technique 2026-04-25
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- tail_factor — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do 16:17
- LC_MS_Lena — do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass 16:27
- surpass_two — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month 16:28
- surpass_two — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 18:00
31G 8mm
90 degrees or 45
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
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right so do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
sharps bin
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how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
for the archive is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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