Injections

[Ryujiin]

An injection is a way of forcing a fluid, medicine, into the body. It given using a needle and syringe. An injection maybe given either intramuscularly, into the muscle, or subcutaneously, between the skin and underlying muscle.
It is important to know how to give injections correctly.

The first thing to do before giving any injection is to:
Wash your hands.
Have all supplies ready
Relax
Select the site for the injection

FILLING YOUR SYRINGE

1:Clean the top of your vial with an antiseptic pad. Allow to dry. (amp users, open your amps)
2:Fill your sysringe with the same amount of air as fluid you are planning to inject. (vail users only)
3:Insert the syringe into the vial or amp
4:Push the air into the vial.
5:Pull back on the plunger untill your syringe is filled to the proper amount.
6:Remove the syringe from the vial or amp.
7:Cap your needle (only if you are changing needles) Do not allow the needle to come into contact with anything.
TIPS:
1:I recomend you draw with a larger gauge needle (18g), switch, and shoot with a smaller gauge(25g).
2:When my syringe is filled and recapped, I like to place it on a heating pad to warm up the oil.
3:If I fill my syringe with 2cc's, after it is filled i will pull the plunger back to 2.5cc's to make sure all oil is in the syringe and not the needle. Remember to remove all air before injecting.
4:Relax

IM INJECTION
1:Clean your injection site with antiseptic pad.
2:Relax
3:Insert the needle at a 90 degree angle with the skin. Go almost all the way in.
4:Pull back a little bit on the plunger. If an air bubble pops up, your good to go, if you get blood, remove the syringe, and try again.
5:Slowly push down on the plunger untill all fluid is injected.
6:Remove the syringe, cap, and place in a sharps container.
7:Place an antiseptic pad over injection site and rub untill bleeding stops.

TIPS:
1:Heat oil as stated above.
2:Inject slow as stated above.
3:Massage area of injection for 5min after injection.
4:Apply heat for 5 min after massage.

Most common places for IM injections are the delts, glutes, and quads. However, they can be giving in many other locations.

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SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTIONS ( SUBQ)
1:Clean the area to be injected.
2:Using aseptic technique, clean, gently bunch up and elevate the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the site with your hand.
3:Position the syringe with the needle at a 45 to 90 degree angle to the skin.
4:Push the needle into the skin.
5:Release the skin.
6:Place the thumb on the plunger and slowly inject the medicine into the subcutaneous tissue.
7:Pull the needle out gently and rapidly at the degree angle used to insert the needle.
8:Hold an antiseptic pad over the area until all bleeding has stopped, about 1 minute.

Most common sites for a SubQ injection is the fatty pads of the lateral, front, upper arm,
thigh, upper hips, or abdomen.

I ask other article writters to add there tips and tricks to this thread. Or if I missed anything.

I am not a medical professional, the above should not be taken as the word of so.

[T-Dawgg]

good read!