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Hitting artery during intramuscular injection
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:15 pm
The local RiteAid was out of 1" pins so purchased a stack of 1.5" pins to carry me over.
Doing an intramuscular injection in the vastus lateralis this morning and when pulling out the needle it became a blood fountain.
Now I've shot myself off and on for years, and hit vessels before but this had more horsepower behind it. I felt it going into a vessel but just pushed through the other side to not inject into the stream. My concern is this might be my first time hitting an atery. Again I didn't inject it because I felt it was in a vessel or arterial artery, so just pushed through to the other side.
Is there any need to worry?
Doing an intramuscular injection in the vastus lateralis this morning and when pulling out the needle it became a blood fountain.
Now I've shot myself off and on for years, and hit vessels before but this had more horsepower behind it. I felt it going into a vessel but just pushed through the other side to not inject into the stream. My concern is this might be my first time hitting an atery. Again I didn't inject it because I felt it was in a vessel or arterial artery, so just pushed through to the other side.
Is there any need to worry?
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Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:17 pm to LSU Coyote
The important this is, did you get off?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:22 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:For us, negative.
Is there any need to worry?
For you....welcome to the world of AIDS.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:23 pm to LSU Coyote
and you ask the O-T?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:24 pm to soccerfüt
Did u aspirate before injecting?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:25 pm to Rossberg02
Also, high above the knee was the site?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:31 pm to Rossberg02
quote:
Did u aspirate before injecting?
Always do for at less a few secs for the thigh. No blood. Like I said, pushed through to the other side.
Guess my because concern is the amount of blood following the needle coming out. Was lite red and not dark red like normal when I do push through a vessel.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:31 pm to Rossberg02
quote:
Also, high above the knee was the site?
A hand length.
Edt: upper 1/4.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:36 pm to LSU Coyote
The hole Is so small. Hold pressure till is stops bleeding and watch for hematoma . If it was a hole the size of a pencil, it would be the same, except no using that body part for a couple days, do that if you're paranoid.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:42 pm to Rust Cohle
Yeah I get paranoid. It was 430 this morning before the gym and feel fine.
Hard to Google without running into a freakout thread. So just rather take shtt here and ask.
Thanks.
Hard to Google without running into a freakout thread. So just rather take shtt here and ask.
Thanks.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:47 pm to LSU Coyote
You're fine. I do it all the time. 
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:50 pm to LSU Coyote
Is this a steroids thread?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 3:51 pm to BeachDude022
Steroids? Da fuq?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 4:31 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:
Is this a steroids thread?
Sounds like it. #Gainz
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 4:37 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:
The local RiteAid was out of 1" pins so purchased a stack of 1.5" pins to carry me over. Doing an intramuscular injection in the vastus lateralis this morning and when pulling out the needle it became a blood fountain. Now I've shot myself off and on for years, and hit vessels before but this had more horsepower behind it. I felt it going into a vessel but just pushed through the
other side to not inject into the stream. My concern is this might be my first time hitting an atery. Again I didn't inject it because I felt it was in a vessel or arterial artery, so just pushed through to the other side.
Vastus lateralis - outer thigh
Arterial artery - are there any arteries that aren't arterial?
You're trying way too hard
Posted on 8/20/16 at 4:44 pm to LSU Coyote
The procedure is to stick the needle in and then attempt to back the plunger a little. It you are in a vessel or vein, you will pull blood back into the needle and you should pull the needle out until you get it out of the vein. If you pull no blood, you are good to go.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 5:18 pm to LSU Coyote
Judging from your spelling, I'd say you need to seek medical attention.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 5:32 pm to LSU Coyote
You dead
Posted on 8/20/16 at 5:33 pm to LSU Coyote
Nope.
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