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#injection-technique 2026-06-27
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Highlights from this day
- turnaround_tam — how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade 10:46
- abdo_two_inch — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 10:50
- mira_pins — anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully 11:22
- bea_reconstitutes — i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing 11:38
- mira_pins — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 11:56
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
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bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
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follow up do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
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anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
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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
[edited]how far from the navel is actually far enough
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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