Intersection · Practice × injection site rotation

Practice topics tagged injection site rotation

Topics in Practice carrying the tag injection site rotation. Rotating sites to avoid local reactions and lipohypertrophy.

25 topics

Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on injection site reaction needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site rotation Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about Rotating between abdomen directly,…	+82	102	24k	just now
Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose missed dose injection site reaction injection site rotation aseptic technique Posting this under the heading it deserves: Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still…		2	3k	3h
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow — a second dataset subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Two things I would like separated before…	+6	10	1.2k	7h
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow needle gauge & length missed dose injection site rotation aseptic technique On the subject in the title: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Working notes rather than a conclusion. Two things I would like separated before anyone answers on site rotation…	+112	125	5.8k	21h
Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic aseptic technique subcutaneous injection missed dose needle gauge & length Wiki Posting this under the heading it deserves: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I…	+65	76	7.4k	1d
Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — what changed since missed dose aseptic technique injection site rotation Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. What changes if the standard account of…	+58	62	16k	1d
Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another injection site rotation missed dose aseptic technique subcutaneous injection On the subject in the title: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another Working notes rather than a conclusion. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the same thing…	+1	5	6.9k	1d
Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right — the long version injection site reaction needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose Pinned Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A narrow question about Angle of injection,…	+50	55	15k	2d
Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix injection site rotation subcutaneous injection missed dose Posting this under the heading it deserves: Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix Everything below is what sits behind that. An honest uncertainty about cold solution and stinging rather than a…	+35	39	8.2k	30d
Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — the long version injection site rotation injection site reaction missed dose aseptic technique On the subject in the title: Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. A narrow question about Pinch, deliberately narrow, because…	+75	79	1.5k	1mo
Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to subcutaneous injection injection site rotation injection site reaction aseptic technique Solved Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about the failure mode rather than the procedure, because the…	+82	92	26k	1mo
Revisiting: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another subcutaneous injection injection site reaction needle gauge & length missed dose Revisiting: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A practical question that I suspect has a boring answer,…	+76	83	1.1k	4mo
Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment — does this still hold? injection site rotation missed dose aseptic technique subcutaneous injection Wiki Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment — does this still hold? An honest uncertainty about Air bubbles rather than a…	+21	30	20k	4mo
A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do injection site rotation missed dose needle gauge & length injection site reaction On the subject in the title: A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do Working notes rather than a conclusion. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about genuinely late…		2	18k	5mo
Follow-up: "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site rotation subcutaneous injection On the subject in the title: "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly Working notes rather than a conclusion. A practical question that I suspect has a boring answer, which is why I could not…		2	9.7k	5mo
A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do — what changed since subcutaneous injection missed dose needle gauge & length injection site rotation Solved A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have read the maintained page on this and I still…	+9	13	474	6mo
A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose Solved A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about partial dose…	+108	120	1.5k	7mo
Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it injection site reaction aseptic technique subcutaneous injection injection site rotation Solved Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Something changed and I would like to know whether it should have. Same…		3	59k	8mo
Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to — does this still hold? injection site rotation aseptic technique missed dose subcutaneous injection Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to — does this still hold? Something changed and I would like to know whether it should have.…		2	49k	9mo
Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique — one year on missed dose aseptic technique injection site rotation needle gauge & length Posting this under the heading it deserves: Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Asking about Injection discomfort…		2	102	9mo
About the Administration category subcutaneous injection injection site rotation needle gauge & length Pinned Wiki Closed Technique, needle selection, site rotation, injection discomfort, and what to do about a missed or partial dose. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit…	+5	9	3.1k	12mo
Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — does this still hold? injection site rotation aseptic technique subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Something changed and I would…	+20	24	16k	15mo
Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment subcutaneous injection injection site reaction injection site rotation Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. An honest uncertainty about air bubbles rather than a…	+1	5	12k	21mo
Follow-up: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow subcutaneous injection injection site reaction injection site rotation aseptic technique A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A follow-up question about site rotation scheme that I did not…	+81	89	3.8k	22mo
Follow-up: A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection injection site reaction subcutaneous injection injection site rotation aseptic technique Posting this under the heading it deserves: A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Everything below is what sits behind that. A follow-up question about partial dose because the pen that I did…	+10	14	10k	23mo

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