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Title: Aspirate?
Post by: LaneD on December 11, 2015, 08:15:17 PM
Post by: LaneD on December 11, 2015, 08:15:17 PM
I always see people aspirate to check for blood when doing and IM injection. Anyone else told not to? That it's not necessary?
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: jlaframboise on December 11, 2015, 09:42:18 PM
Post by: jlaframboise on December 11, 2015, 09:42:18 PM
I was told to, so I wouldn't hit a vein. I think it's important to, and it helps the T not leak out for me at least. I've seen others say it's super important too so I stick to it.
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: AeroZeppelin92 on December 11, 2015, 11:58:22 PM
Post by: AeroZeppelin92 on December 11, 2015, 11:58:22 PM
Read this:
https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/care-term-reference/medications/question-what-current-practice-for-giving-im (https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/care-term-reference/medications/question-what-current-practice-for-giving-im)
It says "...yet for routine injections in the deltoid or vastus lateralis muscles, aspiration is not necessary as the sites do not contain large blood vessels."
However, I inject into my vastus lateralis (the outer quad), and I aspirate, cause that's how I was taught to do it. Although I'm aware I probably don't need to, I just do because it's habit at this point.
Id say if you were told to, just keep on doin it. If you weren't, do what makes you comfortable.
https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/care-term-reference/medications/question-what-current-practice-for-giving-im (https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/care-term-reference/medications/question-what-current-practice-for-giving-im)
It says "...yet for routine injections in the deltoid or vastus lateralis muscles, aspiration is not necessary as the sites do not contain large blood vessels."
However, I inject into my vastus lateralis (the outer quad), and I aspirate, cause that's how I was taught to do it. Although I'm aware I probably don't need to, I just do because it's habit at this point.
Id say if you were told to, just keep on doin it. If you weren't, do what makes you comfortable.
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: Tossu-sama on December 12, 2015, 04:34:13 AM
Post by: Tossu-sama on December 12, 2015, 04:34:13 AM
My fiancée does my shots and, as far as I know, doesn't aspirate. She hasn't hit a vessel yet, let's knock some wood for that...
My shots are done to the... outer quarter of the big butt muscle? I'm not good with English medical terms really so here's a picture (http://www.terveysportti.fi/xmedia/dvk/injektiolaakkeet/intramuskulaarinen4p.jpg).
My shots are done to the... outer quarter of the big butt muscle? I'm not good with English medical terms really so here's a picture (http://www.terveysportti.fi/xmedia/dvk/injektiolaakkeet/intramuskulaarinen4p.jpg).
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: DarkWolf_7 on December 15, 2015, 03:38:50 PM
Post by: DarkWolf_7 on December 15, 2015, 03:38:50 PM
Depending on where you inject, hitting a vein can be pretty rare. And something I learn a long time ago is that when injecting in the muscle you can feel a bit of resistance, something you would not get from injecting into a vein.
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: FTMax on December 15, 2015, 07:44:47 PM
Post by: FTMax on December 15, 2015, 07:44:47 PM
I don't. Haven't had any issues.
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: CursedFireDean on December 16, 2015, 07:03:34 PM
Post by: CursedFireDean on December 16, 2015, 07:03:34 PM
i do subq shots and was told to but I dont and have never had issues
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: lionheart on December 22, 2015, 10:23:06 PM
Post by: lionheart on December 22, 2015, 10:23:06 PM
I was never told to aspirate (although I was never told not to either), but I do subq shots so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I don't think it's really affected anything though.
Title: Re: Aspirate?
Post by: LaneD on January 01, 2016, 05:21:21 PM
Post by: LaneD on January 01, 2016, 05:21:21 PM
Thanks guys...I asked a nurse friend of mine and she said aspirating is old practice now they say you don't need to. The reason was its unlikely you will hit a vein and aspirating doesn't accurately tell you if youre in a vessel or not....or something along those lines....but anyways its best to do whatever the nurse or doctor told you to do