Aspirating

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Sorry if this is posted in the wrong section, wasnt sure where to post it. Well anyways I read up on Aspirating, and I went on youtube to see if I could find anything but couldnt. Basically from the read on it I just want to clarify what it is.

ok so youve punctured the skin and the needle is now in the muscle. you pull back on the plunger a little bit? and thats aspirating from what I understand?

Ok and then it describes if little bubbles- good to inject
blood- withdraw

Well if I aspirate and get blood into my syrine, I assume I can reinject my old blood correct?

Sorry for being so stupid but this is so much info to take in and I wanna do it safely/correctly.

Thanks guys

*Aspirate the syringe - pull back slightly on the plunger - you will see one of two things. (A). You will see a couple small air bubbles that when you stop applying pressure upward on the plunger will readily go back into the muscle or (B). Droplets of blood. (A) being the obviously favorable one. If there is blood you must pull out, switch needles and start over.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but a few drop of blood would come up when aspirating if you nicked a vein going in, it doesn't mean you are actually in a vein. Unless blood is rushing in, then u want to pull out and try again.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but a few drop of blood would come up when aspirating if you nicked a vein going in, it doesn't mean you are actually in a vein. Unless blood is rushing in, then u want to pull out and try again.

ah I gotcha, it seemed like a double check method and I think I got the idea.

thanks
 
you shouldnt be pulling back hard enough on the plunger when aspirating to see bubbles (means you have created a vacuum within the syringe). just a slight tug back will show if you are in a vein or not.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but a few drop of blood would come up when aspirating if you nicked a vein going in.

Sorry but you are wrong.

I you happen to nick or even go through a vien on the way in, the blood would be so miniscule in the needle you'd never notice it when aspirating.
 
you shouldnt be pulling back hard enough on the plunger when aspirating to see bubbles (means you have created a vacuum within the syringe). just a slight tug back will show if you are in a vein or not.

This couldn't be more the truth. I have had the unfortunate experience to pull back too hard on the plunger, collapse a vein around the needle (which in fact doesn't allow blood to come into the syringe, but it allows you to inject oil in the vein) and inject as if everything was fine. Within about 15 second, I felt an uncomfortable warmth come over me, followed by a tightening in my chest, and uncontrollable coughing. It was a miserable experience that I will make sure never happens again.
 
so a gentle tug/flick of the plunger? then wait and see if any blood comes in? I am always very wary of not trying to pull back too hard on the plunger, then sometimes I think im not bringing it back far enough.
 
This couldn't be more the truth. I have had the unfortunate experience to pull back too hard on the plunger, collapse a vein around the needle (which in fact doesn't allow blood to come into the syringe, but it allows you to inject oil in the vein) and inject as if everything was fine. Within about 15 second, I felt an uncomfortable warmth come over me, followed by a tightening in my chest, and uncontrollable coughing. It was a miserable experience that I will make sure never happens again.

Bet that shit you up good and proper, bet you thought you were gona die or something!!
 
ok so the way it sounds you stick the muscle, and pull back just a little to create a vaccum? just enough but nothing dirastic.

sounds pretty simple
 
its hard to describe a gentle tug. but lets say if you pull back at all and your in the vein your gunna see blood with any sort of "tug".
 
have someone you know whos done it before do it for you. or hit themselves and you watch. users always know other users lol
 
This couldn't be more the truth. I have had the unfortunate experience to pull back too hard on the plunger, collapse a vein around the needle (which in fact doesn't allow blood to come into the syringe, but it allows you to inject oil in the vein) and inject as if everything was fine. Within about 15 second, I felt an uncomfortable warmth come over me, followed by a tightening in my chest, and uncontrollable coughing. It was a miserable experience that I will make sure never happens again.
I was also going to mention applying only a very small amount of negative pressure on the plunger but this is interesting about the vein possibly collapsing and not allowing blood through.

That said, if a person is frequently hitting a vein at the end of the pin then their injection location choices are poor.

When I inject in my thighs I can see the veins that are just below the skin. It would be so easy to go through one of them if I couldn't see them.
 
When I inject in my thighs I can see the veins that are just below the skin. It would be so easy to go through one of them if I couldn't see them.
Good point, all my veins in my shoulder/legs are visible and if hold a flex, they easily pop. I dont think Ill have any troubles avoid the ones on the surface or close to it. Atleast lets hope not heh
 
I just pull back slightly until a little bubble raises to the top (must be clear, otherwise blood would fill the syringe) and then inject slowly. Injecting slowly reduces the pain afterwards.
 
whether or not its a slight tug or pulling back half a cc its not going to hurt you. i for one never aspirate, mostly cause there arnt a whole lot of veins to hit in your butt, if you are half way competent
 
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