these are good resources but you want to at least tell people the needle lengths they need too.
for intramuscular injections you want 23 gauge or 25 gauge needles to inject with, you'll want them to be one to one and a half inches long
for subcutaneous injections, you want 27 gauge needles that are 3/4 of an inch to 1/2 an inch long (I use the latter for my t shots)
you also want to do your injections slightly differently depending on if you do it IM or SubQ
I do mine in my thigh, so I'm going to use that as reference (though you can easily find videos on how to do it in your butt or stomach both ways online)
for IM, you want to inject at a 90 degree angle, for SubQ you want to do it at a 45 degree angle or at a 90 degree angle (I do mine SubQ and do 90 degrees because it's easier imo but ymmv)
either way, you want to pinch the skin and make sure you've got about an inch of skin grabbed, push the needle in, push down the plunger slowly, and then pull the needle straight out.
two little safety tips that you don't *have* to do but that I find make it easier to Not Poke Yourself
-when you put the needle into the vial, you want to put the vial on a flat surface, such as a table, and do not hold the vial. simply set it down and put the needle into the vial and *then* pick up the whole thing and draw up your injection fluid
-when you're ready to cap your needle, set the needle cap on your flat surface, do not hold the cap, and guide the needle into the cap a bit before pushing the cap down onto the needle to lock it.
safety tips that the video mentions but that I'll type out for those who either don't want to watch it or those who can't watch it for whatever reason (be it safety or youtube blocking it in your area or something)
-always wash your hands before doing any of this
-always wipe the top of your vial with a new alcohol prep pad every time you do your injection
-when you wipe the area you're injecting with your other alcohol prep pad, do it in a circle that goes from the inside outwards, not the other way around
-always let the alcohol on the injection area dry first. the video doesn't mention this part but I want to do so anyway: if you want the alcohol to dry a little faster, do not blow on it! instead, fan the area with your hand, blowing on it will get bacteria/germs/what have you on it and that's No Good
and that's about all I have for you goobers today. good luck out there and be safe. <3
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