Less risky The veins in your arms are safer for injecting than other parts of your body. Inside of your elbow The veins are the safest place to inject. They are quite big and close to the surface. Forearm The veins here are smaller and deeper than the inside of your elbow. Risky Hand Injecting into your hand is riskier than injecting into your arm.
How to reduce your risk of infections Leg Your blood flow is slower in your legs. The slower blood flow also raises your risk of dangerous blood clots. Foot The veins in your feet are smaller and more fragile than the ones in your hands.
You can help avoid these problems by injecting as slowly as possible. The slow blood flow in your feet also means that your vein takes longer to heal after a hit. Groin Injecting into your groin is very risky. Going into your groin raises your risk of wounds and infections.
These swollen veins are very weak and usually burst if you try to inject into them. Never go into an artery Any blood vessel that has a pulse is an artery. How to inject more safely Reducing the risk on infections Cooking and drawing up How to find a vein How to raise a vein How to inject into a vein more safely Cleaning up after you've injected. What do you think of this page? Rotate your use of veins. For example, use a vein on the back of your hand, then one on top of your forearm, then one inside your elbow.
If you cannot find a vein to use, try one of these tips to make the veins stand out more: Soak the arm in warm water for five minutes to make the veins get bigger. You can also run warm water over the forearm and hand before starting. Wrap a warm towel over the forearm or hand before starting.
Gently massage the area over the chosen site. Do not slap the skin. Hang the arm down and slowly open and close the fist. Put the tourniquet on while the arm is hanging down. Try to relax the muscle prior to injection. This will result in a less painful injection and may prevent the soreness you usually feel the following day or two. Nearly the entire needle should enter the muscle. You definitely want to draw your plunger back slightly to make sure no blood comes into the syringe. Inject your substance slowly.
Pull your needle out in the same direction and angle at which you inserted it. Because you injected into a muscle, there should be little if any bleeding. You might want to apply a Band-Aid in any case to prevent infection. Massaging the area lightly for a few minutes will help the drug absorb and reduce the pain. Hormones are to be injected only into the thigh or buttock muscle. When injecting, be careful of nerves, veins, and bones.
The buttock is the most common place people inject. You can switch buttock cheeks to avoid bruises and sores. After you inject into these muscles, you might be sore for a day or two. Do not inject more than the prescribed amount; it will not speed up your treatment process.
You can cause serious liver damage and increase the risk of blood clots. Blood clots can appear in the veins of the legs and can travel to the lungs; this is called Pulmonary Embolism, which can be fatal. People who smoke cigarettes and inject hormones are more likely to develop Pulmonary Embolism. Skin-poppers should follow all of the infection control and other safety precautions that intravenous and intramuscular injectors should follow. Although like with muscle-popping, skin-popping results in little or no bleeding at the site of the injection, the risk for bacterial or viral infection is real if injection equipment is shared or drugs are not prepared and injected hygienically.
Also, skin-poppers are at greatly increased risk for abscesses, especially if injecting crushed pills or another solution with particles in it. When skin-popping, it is critical to use only a solution that is as particle-free as possible. As always, thoroughly clean the injection site with alcohol, soap and water, or other disinfectant prior to injection. The bump from the solution you injected will slowly decrease as the liquid is absorbed into the body, and should disappear completely within a few hours.
Skin-popping can be uncomfortable, and the bump you create may hurt a bit. Pull your needle out in the same direction as it went in. There should not be much bleeding at the injection site when skin-popping, but you might want to apply a Band-Aid to prevent infection.
Find Naloxone. Find Syringes. Arteries Veins vs. You may experience some pain and swelling after such intense activity. You should avoid using veins that are tender, hardened, or inflamed until and if they heal.
Warm compresses and the use of appropriate creams can help speed the healing process. The larger and more visible the vein, the easier and safer it usually is to hit. Deep veins are harder to hit, and trying to access them increases your chance of hitting a nerve or artery in the process.
On the other hand, it may be difficult to keep a needle properly positioned in a very shallow vein, causing you to accidentally skin-pop your hit. Areas that are farthest from the heart, like the hands and feet, heal the slowest and have the poorest circulation.
Areas nearest to the heart like the groin and the neck have veins that are located near major arteries and nerves which, if accidentally hit, can cause serious, life-threatening damage.
Injecting near a bone increases the chances that swelling and pain will occur. Injecting only into surface veins and not trying to hit those that lie deeper.
What to do if you hit an artery: Untie your tourniquet and pull your needle out immediately. Raise the limb above your head to stop the bleeding, if possible. Apply firm pressure to the wound for at least 10 minutes.
If bleeding continues, apply a bandage or cloth wrapped very tightly around the wound and seek medical attention immediately. Veins vs. Lower your arms below your heart or swing them in a circle. Lightly slap the injection site. Wrap your limb in Saran Wrap for a few minutes. This traps the heat and causes veins to rise to the surface. Caffeine and nicotine can both constrict veins. If you have had a cup of coffee or a cigarette, wait about 30 minutes to try injecting again.
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