Re: Injection Technique --> RE: Bionix Products -- interesting devices

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I give great shots:) It is the injecting quickly that works becasue it is the skin that has the nerve endings It looks bad jabbing someone but to get past the skin quickly is the part that dimisnhes pain Obviously injecting a 1cc vaccine hurts more than a 1/2 cc dose yes becasue of volume but the biggest casue of pain is the needle piercing the skin.

JEan

Thanks for the offer .

I'll get in touch if I decide to get them.

I did buy the Elephant washer -- I'll see what my Med Tech thinks of it.

I find the idea of injecting quickly causing less pain counterintuitive to past recommendations to lessen lidocaine pain on injection.

I have heard some sources say to inject the lidocaine slowly to cause less pain -- in addition to all the other things -- buffer it, etc.

Wouldn't injecting 0.5-1cc of fluid quickly into the muscle cause the tissue to expand rapidly and therefore more pain?

Perhaps it's the difference between injecting for a laceration or skin biopsy (more intradermal and subQ) vs vaccination (typically IM).

Locke, MD

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of SetoSent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:58 AMTo: Subject: Re: Bionix Products -- interesting devices

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I have a bag of these things in my office and I'd be happy to send them to you if you want them. I bought them when I first opened my practice and unfortunately, did not find them as effective as simply stretching the skin to reduce the pain of injection. Perhaps that is why they are no longer being sold?

In looking up vaccine injection technique, I found this article which states that a " pragmatic " approach (no aspiration, rapid injection and rapid withdrawal) was less painful than the currently recommended method. Makes sense:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561956

Seto

South Pasadena, CA

I have no financial connection to Bionix.

I was looking for hte Shot Blocker and someone pointed me to Bionix.

Interestingly, they don't carry the shot blocker anymore, but do have these interesting tidbits.

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