Subcutaneous Injection

[Rochabp]

okay subq injections at belly...i thought u grip the fat to form a bulge and injection 90 degrees?

[VillageFPharmacy]

@Rochabp Subcutaneous injections can be given at the 45 to 90 degree angles. Usually a fold of skin is grasped in one hand, and the needle in inserted into that area, and the plunger is pushed. The amount of skin grasped is determined by the area being injected into (how much of a fat pad there is under the skin and how loose the skin/tissue is in that area).

[Sapienti0Sat]

sub Q injections were supposed to be given by 45 ° ,, not 90 ° as in this video

[lyfali92]

@Sapienti0Sat

It totally depends on how much body fat the patient have. a 90 degree angle works perfectly as well as a 45 degree angle.

[doinqnumbers]

*aspising

[doinqnumbers]

its not stupid its just to make sure your not in a blood vessel

[abbyquezada28]

never switch hands

[pdog781]

dumbasses...you aspire to be sure you are not injecting into a blood vessel. Depending on what you are injecting this could be important!

[eriktrauma]

This sucks!

[nancysuess]

I'm in school right now 10/2010. The new way is to aspirate for SubQ -- same as for IM. I think its weird and so do our teachers.

[IvIagNificeNt]

@nancysuess Where did you hear about aspirating on a SC? I'm in nursing school right now as well and haven't heard anything about that. Just wondering.

[kimmels5]

Needle angle, pinching the skin, aspirating the syringe... all things that are still done in the EMS field for SubQ injections. This video is a little off.

[ckmiletti]

This is not an accurate description of Sub Q injections.  I've been doing them since 04- and was taught at the Mayo. Please do not pay attention to this video if considering Sub Q

[KikiBoah]

@ckmiletti This looks more like IM not subq eh

[MrBigtoy10]

Sub Q injections are given at a 45-90 angle. And you no longer need to aspirate for a SQ injection.

[hereonearthme]

@krazyjk022 But aren't there many veins and nerves in the quad and around the thigh area? So how can we be sure we aren't injecting into a vein?

[davbob]

@hereonearthme The length of the needle used for a sub cut injection won't penetrate deep enough to hit any veins.

[hereonearthme]

@davbob so why do they always tell us to aspirate?

[davbob]

@hereonearthme I have never aspirated a sub cut in my life. IM yes but but even that is being questioned as to whether it is necessary.

[hereonearthme]

@davbob Oh ok. Thanks!

[SonaSmartChild]

This is wrong, subcut is given at 45degrees, and u are suppose to pinch the skin!

IM injections are given 90 and Intra Dermal injections 15 degrees.

[davbob]

@SonaSmartChild The angle is determined by the length of the needle, if you are using a longer needle then yes 45 degrees is right but for a short needle like the one used here 90 degrees is fine.

[IvIagNificeNt]

@davbob This is only partially true. The angle of the injection is also based on how much adipose tissue your patient has. Even a short needle such as the one used in this video, if angled incorrectly on a 70-90 year old patient with low body fat and muscle tone, could strike the bone. So you always want to take that into account as well.

[Katia3718]

Everything in this video was correct, but you're supposed to wear gloves if giving any injection!

[feebeedee]

@Katia3718 ...not when self administering