Just completed my second ever IM inject and I have a question.
As soon as I penetrated, my leg jumped/twitched a little bit. I figured I penetrated a nerve so i tried to go a little deeper, but my leg twitched again.
I withdrew and injected a quarter inch away, no problem.
Should I have discarded the syringe and started from scratch? The site had been cleaned with alcohol so it was ok that way.
I remember reading that if you aspirate blood you should withdraw and start again with a completely new syringe, but I kind of got lost in the moment with the unexpected twinging and just went into a different site and injected there.
so my first question is whether that's okay and if not, what should I expect?
My second question is when your leg twitches and you suspect a nerve, do you go in deeper/shallower/withdraw or just inject?
Thanks
As soon as I penetrated, my leg jumped/twitched a little bit. I figured I penetrated a nerve so i tried to go a little deeper, but my leg twitched again.
I withdrew and injected a quarter inch away, no problem.
Should I have discarded the syringe and started from scratch? The site had been cleaned with alcohol so it was ok that way.
I remember reading that if you aspirate blood you should withdraw and start again with a completely new syringe, but I kind of got lost in the moment with the unexpected twinging and just went into a different site and injected there.
so my first question is whether that's okay and if not, what should I expect?
My second question is when your leg twitches and you suspect a nerve, do you go in deeper/shallower/withdraw or just inject?
Thanks