I do not aspirate

[PINDAWG]

All new students going thru med school are taught not to aspirate when injecting anymore. They say over time they have discovered that the risk is greater to aspirate they not bc if you do u can cause a air pocket in your muscle that will lead to an infection.

 

[Cobra Strike]

I have no idea why they would teach that. I have been aspirating for years and no problems. Also when I administer shots in the ER I alwasy aspirate. I know the chances of getting the compound into a vein are minimal but they are far greater then an infection caused by an air bubble. Tell me this....how can an air bubble that has came from inside your body and pushed back it cause an infection???

I always aspirate....and thank god that I do. I injected my quad today and aspirated with 1ml left in the syringe....boom filled with blood like I was taking a blood draw....

moral of the story...its better safe than sorry

 

[UserAt204]

Thanks for the info. I add air to the pin prior to injecting and have never had a problem doing so in years and I've added up to 1/2 ml of air. I've also never had an issue with aspirating but IMO if you are doing it right, you should only be moving the plunger slightly, not even enough to pull an air bubble. The whole point is to make sure you are not in a vein but a flick is enough if you were.

I also went years without aspirating and again no issues.

 

[PINDAWG]

cobra strike you have a great point and i do not have facts to support what i said im just saying that is what all new students are being taught im sure their is a great reason behind it. I am just sharing this info .. i have aspirated and i have not aspirated worked both ways for me with no problem.

 

[Cobra Strike]

cobra strike you have a great point and i do not have facts to support what i said im just saying that is what all new students are being taught im sure their is a great reason behind it. I am just sharing this info .. i have aspirated and i have not aspirated worked both ways for me with no problem.

its just interesting to me as all the docs I know will tell you to aspirate. Im not saying you have to but my belief is that its best too.

another bit of info...you can inject copious amounts of air into a muscle and not have any problems...it will just be absorbed.

and as user said....you dont have to pull back till you see a bubble...the slightest pull will produce red in the base of the actual needle if you are in a vein...I too always leave air in my syringe before an inject so that it forces all the gear out and none is wasted

 

[vtac]

also, the medical field is constanly changing. whats accepted this year is changed next.
Ive never caused an infection by aspirating for the last ten years. Also you are not injecting in a hospital invironment where MRSA runs a muck.

 

[funky419]

I was always worried about wasting gear. I just use the same barrel a couple times so i dont waste any. After probly 4-5 uses then i will use the bubble technique to get that last little ml. No problems with it.

I am sure it isnt the most sanity thing to do but my house and everything in it are pretty clean. I'm not cutting up chicken then in the middle filling up the syring and pinning ya know.

 

[THE-DET-OAK]

I dont get how you could get air bubble in their anyway, its not air you pull out, its vacuum effect.

 

[gymrat27]

I aspirate sometimes, sometimes I don't. I can usually tell if it doesn't feel right to me, so I stop and move over and pin again.

 

[randy841]

Key is to aspirate lightly. After continuous shots it becomes quite second nature to aspirate. So why teach med students not to do it?

In the beginning for 5-6 shots (1st cycle), i wasn't aspirating as i was still trying to do it right (had no problems), as it was new to me or just plain forgetting . But over the long run better safe than sorry, despite the possibility of damage.

 

[randy841]

I was always worried about wasting gear. I just use the same barrel a couple times so i dont waste any.

Not sure how much you can get out that way, other than causing possibility of some type of bacterial buildup in the syringe. Furthermore, there are always remnants left in the needle itself.

From my personal experience with human grade Schering-Testoviron 1ml amps and anecdotal evidence among others, i noticed that the pharmaceutical companies always put a little more in the amps per cc - i.e. 1.1ml/cc

 

[coltmc45]

It's funny this post is here. I read this on Wed when it was posted. Yesterday when I injected I asperated right before I plunged like always and for the first time ever, sure enough I was in a vein. Yeah.... I'll keep aspirating.