Subcutaneous Injection

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Uploaded by on Aug 31, 2009

When you are ready for your recommended subcutaneous injection, recap and remove the mixing needle by twisting and replace it with a smaller subcutaneous injection needle (usually ½-inch needle). Alcohol wipes will be included with your injectable medications. You may use a clean tissue or other substitute wherever gauze pads are referenced. View this video for injection instructions.

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

  • @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).

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  • 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

  • @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.

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  • @ckmiletti This looks more like IM not subq eh

  • @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.

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

  • *aspising

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

  • never switch hands 

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

  • This sucks!

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