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r/BeAmazed • u/New_Libran • Jun 10 '25
Blink and miss it!
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But don't you have to be in a vein to draw blood? If I just threw this into my butt, would it magically find a vein?
2 u/TheArcaneAuthor Jun 11 '25 Some meds you administer into muscle or fat under the skin, and you don't actually want to hit a vein. 1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 11 '25 True! When we’re injecting into muscle, after sticking in the needle we aspirate (pull upwards on the plunger) in order to make sure that there isn’t any blood to make sure we’re not in a vein or artery. 2 u/coolcaterpillar77 Jun 12 '25 This is no longer considered best practice (RN here) 1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 12 '25 Interesting.
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Some meds you administer into muscle or fat under the skin, and you don't actually want to hit a vein.
1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 11 '25 True! When we’re injecting into muscle, after sticking in the needle we aspirate (pull upwards on the plunger) in order to make sure that there isn’t any blood to make sure we’re not in a vein or artery. 2 u/coolcaterpillar77 Jun 12 '25 This is no longer considered best practice (RN here) 1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 12 '25 Interesting.
True! When we’re injecting into muscle, after sticking in the needle we aspirate (pull upwards on the plunger) in order to make sure that there isn’t any blood to make sure we’re not in a vein or artery.
2 u/coolcaterpillar77 Jun 12 '25 This is no longer considered best practice (RN here) 1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 12 '25 Interesting.
This is no longer considered best practice (RN here)
1 u/blind_lemon410 Jun 12 '25 Interesting.
Interesting.
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u/lvl3SewerRat Jun 11 '25
But don't you have to be in a vein to draw blood? If I just threw this into my butt, would it magically find a vein?