Do you guys prime your syringes?

[blueandazure]

By priming your syringes I mean pulling more than the amount you planned on taking and pushing out the excess so that you waste a bit of the liquid.

 

[on2jinm]

Nope. Why do that?

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[AlexSilver]

Nope. Why do that?

So you don't inject air, silly.

 

[Bigwally1]

I pull out the correct dose, adjusting for air, and then thump the syringe to get the air out.

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

I pull out the correct dose, adjusting for air, and then thump the syringe to get the air out.

This. Keep it in the vial and get the air out. Movies may do this for 1-drama and 2-to imply a sloppy ‘scientist.’

That said, it’s likely not much product that’s being spilt.

If there’s a tiny small air bubble going IM or SQ, it’s less a problem than an if in an IV line. I’m not a medical professional, do your own research to meet your personal risk avoidance needs.

 

[Zydeceltico]

By priming your syringes I mean pulling more than the amount you planned on taking and pushing out the excess so that you waste a bit of the liquid.

I do this BUT I don't remove the syringe from the vial when I do it. I find it much easier to draw more than needed and push back to the intended dosage rather than try to nail it on the pull.

 

[BNLFL]

I pull out a little more, maybe 1mg, tap for air and push back to the correct amount.

 

[indolent]

maybe 1mg

unit

 

[DunningKruger]

I still have the habit of flicking, but I now don't mind some air bubbles after learning that air embolisms are rare.

 

[randompersonrandom]

I always thought letting it shoot into the air was just something they did in movies. Before I went to pens, I pulled slight overage, tapped, then pushed to the exact amount back into the vial.

 

[CNCCurrency]

I still have the habit of flicking, but I now don't mind some air bubbles after learning that air embolisms are rare.

Can you even get an embolism with a sub inj?

 

[lessthanhalf]

Coming from a medical background I was always careful to get rid of the air before injecting, but after a while I realised it really does not matter for a s/c injection. In theory it might be possible to accidentally inject into a vein buried in the subcutaneous tissue, but the amounts of air in tiny insulin syringes like 0.01-0.02ml are definitely not going to cause you to drop dead from an air embolism to your heart.

 

[latviantower]

Can you even get an embolism with a sub inj?

Nope