Thread: Do you prefer to insert pin swiftly or slowly?

I use a 23g needle for everything. So pushing on the plunger hard takes about 5 secs for the gear to inject

Originally Posted by Houndhog01

hes talkin about how fast you insert the needle, not how fast you puch the plunger.

we know

Originally Posted by TGB1987

I am not trying to piss you off Vic, what you said is right by the CDC and other references you listed. Aspirating could still be beneficial.

All good bro...we are simply having a spirited debate about medicinal science. No reason for me to get pissed off bro. I'm just posting the current science that is out there.

I know many docs and nurses, some have been taught to aspirate, some have not. Those who were instructed to aspirate, were taught by older professors. My cousin who is a RN was never taught to aspirate. Cheers bro.



/V

No aspiration for me anymore. The way I figure it, you could pull the needle out away from the body slightly (vein thickness) and aspirate and get nothing and then press down on the syringe and move the tip of the needle a (vein thickness) and bam you're in a vein that you were trying to avoid.....so....

I pin slow. as far as the aspirating debate. fucking aspirate , whats to it. like tgb said better safe than sorry, you could show me all the medical evidence in the world that says dont aspirate but im still going to anyway.

Originally Posted by VictorZ06

All good bro...we are simply having a spirited debate about medicinal science. No reason for me to get pissed off bro. I'm just posting the current science that is out there.

I know many docs and nurses, some have been taught to aspirate, some have not. Those who were instructed to aspirate, were taught by older professors. My cousin who is a RN was never taught to aspirate. Cheers bro.



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Thanks for info vic

Originally Posted by Houndhog01

I push on the plunger as fast/hard as I can

This is a very bad idea. Pushing hard on the plunger is going to be like a pressure washer on the muscle and cause trauma to injection site.
By the way don't send me anymore PM scams

Slowly for sure the puncturing of that layer of skin is the only bit you need to get past really i can't imagine injecting slowly cuz my muscles would probably feel extremely uncomfortable and stiff and the tension/suspense i would feel thinking 'okay so far i didn't hit any nerve or vein' would just make it worse imo...

Originally Posted by rparc

Slowly for sure the puncturing of that layer of skin is the only bit you need to get past really i can't imagine injecting slowly cuz my muscles would probably feel extremely uncomfortable and stiff and the tension/suspense i would feel thinking 'okay so far i didn't hit any nerve or vein' would just make it worse imo...

I thought the same thing until I did it and had it go in completely painlessly. It all depends on where you have it in the muscle. If you get lucky you won't feel a thing.