Re: Re: Injections- cary

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i read a long time ago if you get a air bubble in a vein it could kill you.

although most of the injection we take are in the muscle . i don't see where it

would hurt. if i'm wrong. please inlighten me . mike

Joanne <benmke@...> wrote:> I think one of my fears is getting air in

the needle but that's

another

> > thing I just need to learn about.

> >

>

> If you have air in a subq injection it will not hurt you. In fact,

some

> injections are made to have the air bubble in them! Lovenox is one

of them.

> Cary

>

I always use an air bubble in my MTX and now Enbrel as well.

Especially with the MTX because the medication is so thick and oily,

otherwise you don't receive the full dose, always a little bit

remaining in the end of the syringe and the length of the needle.

Also, the MTX tends to stain the tissue and will look like a yellow

bruise. I want my full dose!

The air will not harm you. In fact, bubbles or small spaces of air

in an IV tubing is quite harmless.

Joanne

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In a message dated 21/04/2004 00:38:34 Central Standard Time,

winchester19572004@... writes:

> i read a long time ago if you get a air bubble in a vein it could kill

> you. although most of the injection we take are in the muscle . i don't see

> where it would hurt. if i'm wrong. please inlighten me . mike

>

There have been numerous studies done on this. While you wouldn't

intentionally inject air into your veins, the studies show that if an entire

length of

IV tubing is full of nothing but air rather than flushed with fluid and all of

the air goes into your veins, it still won't hurt you. That's the concensus,

that's what they teach nurses in school and on the job. We flush the tubing

anyways! Cary