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 air bubble in needle
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bigmaninphilly Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 71) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:13 PM
 
right before i took my shot tonight i noticed that there was a air bubble in my needle and i tried to get it out and for some reason it wouldnt come out so i just shot it anyway...is that bad or does it not really matter if its small IP: Logged |
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Ph4t Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 105) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:16 PM
depends on how small it was.. ...did it hurt when u injected it? IP: Logged |
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bigmaninphilly Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 71) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:20 PM
not not more than normal...ive heard from some people that its possible to get an infection...is that true IP: Logged |
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lexicon Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 174) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:30 PM
You have nothing to worry about. Air bubbles are not a problem with i.m. injection. Not to say you shouldn't try to get them out as best you can though. IP: Logged |
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lorenzo Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 6) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:48 PM
you will be fine. If you were in any real danger you would be in the hospital right now and not writing this post. You need to inject a lot of air right into the vein to be in trouble. IP: Logged |
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THESAINT Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 611) |
posted May 21, 2000 11:49 PM
No problem bigman. That's an old wives tale. You don't have to worry when doing an I.M. injection and even when doing an I.V. injection you would have to have a 1cc air bubble to do any harm. IP: Logged |
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tracii Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 2) |
posted May 22, 2000 12:49 AM
closer to 10cc to do harm iv. IP: Logged |
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AY Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 125) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:26 AM
Is 1cc about 10ml? I cannot remember exactly but someone posted something very similar to this before. AY IP: Logged |
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lorenzo Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 6) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:33 AM
You are kidding right? You must have mis-typed... 1cc is equal to 1ml IP: Logged |
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komododragon Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 92) |
posted May 22, 2000 06:06 AM
tracii is right, 10mls or 10ccs of air to do any harm. IP: Logged |
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qui Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 101) |
posted May 22, 2000 07:47 AM
when taught by a MD when/how to administer injection it was suggested to deliberately create a small air bubble to bypass the wound area of the injection needle. this would push air in to the small hole and keep the injected material local to the site of delivery. IP: Logged |
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FitnessChick Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 350) |
posted May 22, 2000 01:09 PM
I have also read somewhere it would take an extremely large amount of air, close to 10cc's to do any harm...a few little bubbles wont hurt....although I always do my best to get them all out....gives me peace of mind... IP: Logged |
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Jeff_rys Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 125) |
posted May 22, 2000 02:57 PM
If you put the needle in (in the butt) and hold it 45� then if there is a air bubble it will mount to the top of the syringe. When the plunger hits the end, the air bubble will still be in the needle. But it does not matter if you inject some small bubbles. You really need more to do any harm and even then it should be in the vein. Jeff IP: Logged |
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BIGDT Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 106) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:03 PM
Bubbles are scary untill you shoot 4 or 5 because you forget to take them out. Keep shootin! IP: Logged |
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jock28 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted May 22, 2000 03:04 PM
True Need alot of air to do harm in an IM injection Just figured I'd throw my 2 cents in since im new here. Thanks also to the board and members for all the great info. IP: Logged |
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WILDTHINGURI Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 210) |
posted May 22, 2000 05:11 PM
DEPENDS HOW SMALLL BRO YOU SHOULD BE OK ------------------ IP: Logged |
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wannaBbig Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 6) |
posted May 23, 2000 01:23 PM
listen up bro i am in the medical field and it's not a good idea to inject air into the system, before you inject into the muscle draw back a little on the syr. to make sure you are not in a vessel( blood draw back into the syr.)if you are re-insert at another site. air in the blood cause's an embolus which can cause you to have a heart attack or stroke so be careful about your air in the needle, would hate something to happen to ya! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Karate guy Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 284) |
posted May 23, 2000 02:39 PM
Just tip the dart upside down and give it the ole tap and squirt. Then juice. IP: Logged |
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louden swain Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1) |
posted May 23, 2000 02:40 PM
This is my first time posting here. I'm usually at the Renegade and former UG. It's ok for a small amt. of air to be in the syringe. 1) Yes, you need a large volume of air to cause serious harm. 2) It works as an air lock when you pull out the needle preventing you from wasting AS and bleeding all over the place.(use approx. .1-.2 cc) 3) Injecting air IM is not a problem, it might create a knot and hurt for awhile but it won't harm you. And finally you do need to aspirate approx .1-.2 cc to check for blood in the syringe which indicates that you hit a vein. IP: Logged |
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