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#injection-technique 2026-06-09
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Highlights from this day
- apnoea_down_two — quick one 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 13:00
- apnoea_down_two — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 13:01
- apnoea_down_two — quick one do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass 13:03
- deadspace — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 13:38
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technique probably
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
quick one 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
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quick one do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
31G 8mm
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
let it dry
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
dont recap
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
update on the earlier thing coming back after 13 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
anyone got a rotation map they would share
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
45 degrees
sharps bin
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
try the thigh