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subcutaneous injection

Technique, angle, pinch and depth.

55 topics 13 solved Synonyms: sc-injection Group: Practice

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Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it Practice › Administration 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. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the…		3	59k	8mo
Pen dose counters: what a click does and does not guarantee Devices › Pens & autoinjectors missed dose subcutaneous injection storage Under review On the subject in the title: Pen dose counters: what a click does and does not guarantee Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am asking…	+116	122	1.6k	8mo
"Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly Practice › Administration subcutaneous injection missed dose injection site reaction "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these…	+24	28	13k	9mo
Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to — does this still hold? Practice › Administration 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? I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so…		2	49k	9mo
Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique — one year on Practice › Administration 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. Practical question with the units…		2	102	9mo
Needle changes between doses on a reusable pen Devices › Pens & autoinjectors subcutaneous injection dead volume missed dose storage Posting this under the heading it deserves: Needle changes between doses on a reusable pen Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am…	+34	38	1.5k	10mo
Why a pen's dose steps are fixed and what that costs you — one year on Devices › Pens & autoinjectors storage subcutaneous injection missed dose Solved Closed Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why a pen's dose steps are fixed and what that costs you — one year on I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am…	+30	34	2.9k	11mo
Revisiting: Filter needles: when they help and what they cost you Devices › Syringes & needles worked example needle gauge & length subcutaneous injection dead volume Closed Revisiting: Filter needles: when they help and what they cost you — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the…	+48	52	6.6k	11mo
[2026 update] Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix Practice › Administration subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site reaction Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the pattern is useful to anyone…	+6	10	496	11mo
Revisiting: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic Practice › Administration subcutaneous injection aseptic technique needle gauge & length injection site reaction Closed Revisiting: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this…	+16	20	56k	12mo
About the Administration category Practice › Administration 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
A ten-fold dose error caught before injection — one year on Devices › Syringes & needles dead volume needle gauge & length subcutaneous injection syringe units On the subject in the title: A ten-fold dose error caught before injection — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the same…	+151	157	9.4k	12mo
Second pass at: Pen dose counters: what a click does and does not guarantee Devices › Pens & autoinjectors dead volume storage subcutaneous injection Second pass at: Pen dose counters: what a click does and does not guarantee — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been…	+63	68	51k	13mo
Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — does this still hold? Practice › Administration 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. Reporting something rather than…	+20	24	16k	15mo
Second pass at: Gauge and length selection for subcutaneous injection Devices › Syringes & needles subcutaneous injection syringe units worked example needle gauge & length Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Gauge and length selection for subcutaneous injection Everything below is what sits behind that. A question about technique rather than about dose.…	+50	58	14k	15mo
Storing a pen in use versus a pen unopened — what changed since Devices › Pens & autoinjectors subcutaneous injection dead volume missed dose Posting this under the heading it deserves: Storing a pen in use versus a pen unopened — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have…		2	206	15mo
Second pass at: A pen that felt like it delivered nothing: diagnosing it afterwards Devices › Pens & autoinjectors dead volume storage subcutaneous injection missed dose Second pass at: A pen that felt like it delivered nothing: diagnosing it afterwards — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A question about technique rather than about dose. I…	+9	13	829	18mo
Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs Devices › Syringes & needles dead volume subcutaneous injection syringe units worked example Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am…	+117	121	7.3k	18mo
Follow-up: Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations Devices › Syringes & needles syringe units worked example subcutaneous injection dead volume Solved Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go…	+81	98	22k	18mo
Drawing from a pen cartridge with a syringe: how the risk profile changes Devices › Pens & autoinjectors subcutaneous injection dead volume missed dose Posting this under the heading it deserves: Drawing from a pen cartridge with a syringe: how the risk profile changes Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I…		2	159	19mo
Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment Practice › Administration 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. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case…	+1	5	12k	21mo
Follow-up: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Practice › Administration 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. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen…	+81	89	3.8k	22mo
Priming a pen and whether the primed volume is wasted — one year on Devices › Pens & autoinjectors missed dose dead volume subcutaneous injection storage Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Priming a pen and whether the primed volume is wasted — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Practical question with the units stated, because I…	+3	7	5.4k	22mo
Pen mechanics when the cartridge is nearly empty Devices › Pens & autoinjectors storage subcutaneous injection dead volume Pen mechanics when the cartridge is nearly empty — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the same thing for…		2	661	22mo
Follow-up: A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Practice › Administration 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. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I…	+10	14	10k	23mo