aspirating?

[dublin guy]

do you always aspirate when you do your shot? i personally do but i know alot of people
who dont. some just dont bother others say its not necessary with intramuscular injections
id like to hear people thaughts.

[HanSoLo]

better safe than sorry, I always do

[s2h]

i have never aspirated...and thats alot of injections over the yrs..never had an issue..

[joe d]

i used to. i havent in a long time. no problems. it can only help prevent problems though.

[Rhino15]

I always do. It is the smarter thing to do.

[Jimmy D]

I always do. And for those of you who are weighing the risks and trying to decide if it's worth the trouble, over the years and hundreds of shots, I've drawn blood back into the syringe a total of 3 times and simply pulled out and found another spot. So thats less than 1% of the time that I was in a blood vessel. The choice is yours but I feel better safe than sorry.

[joe d]

the real issue is weather or not you know where to inject. for some reason most dont care to learn whats under the skin they are pinning. If that is you then aspirate. if you do understand where your injection sites are away from major vessels, nerves, etc you are good. i did multiple daily injections for years. never had a problem. ive also never noticed docs or nurses aspirating on me. maybe some of them did i dont know. i know some medical staff feel it should be done while others dont.

[hankdiesel]

I never do. I have in the past but eventually just stopped doing it.

[Jimmy D]

I always use the upper/outer portion of the glute after researching and seeing a chart where each glute was divided into 4 potrions by drawing a cross on it. Never had a problem (infection, abcess, etc). But you're right Joe. Once I tried going lower and that was one of the 3 times I saw blood when I aspirated so ya gotta know what you're doing.

[BigJD69]

i have never aspirated...and thats alot of injections over the yrs..never had an issue..

agreed!

[bushmaster]

I never did. Causes one to move leaving more scar tissue.

[BC123Jm]

not once in 20 years

[Firestarter]

why would you take the risk in not doing? It makes sense to eliminate any risk IMO

[joe d]

why would you take the risk in not doing? It makes sense to eliminate any risk IMO

i dont really see the risk. if your in muscle tissue your in muscle tissue. the inject sites are away from any large enough vessels to cause issues.

[s2h]

why would you take the risk in not doing? It makes sense to eliminate any risk IMO

What risk???....have you ever.seen a death report..." cause of death was not.aspirating"...see where im comin from...