Steroids injection: is it necessary to pull the plunger to confirm if hit the vein?

In steroids injection, one is to gently pull the plunger of the syringe before injection to confirm that it is possible to insert the needle into the vein. If in the process of gently pulling, found that the needle inhaled red blood, it means that the needle hit the vein, and direct injection will be risky, and needs to replace the needle and the injection site. If no red blood seen during the process of gently pulling, you can continue to complete the injection. For this injection action, different people show different views, let us have a look.

Different views

Some people do not notice this injection technique at all, and indicate that they have been injecting steroids for many years, and have never hit the vein, and do not intend to add the injection action of pulling the plunger of the syringe.

There are people who not previously aware of this injection, were skeptical after being told about it, and indicated that they did not know if they needed to improve their injection techniques.

Some people who know this injection method think it is an outdated method, as long as you make sure to clear the air in the syringe before injection, basically nothing will happen. At the same time, they believe that the probability of hitting the vein and injecting steroids+oil into the vein is very low, even if it  accidentally inject, there is no danger except that it will be a little more painful and cause some bruises.

There are also people who are very cautious and think that need to pull the syringe plunger before injection to avoid risk.

Others who have had experiences after injecting into vein feel that the action of pulling the plunger is necessary.

Possible symptoms after inject Steroids into a vein

According to the user himself, if inject steroids  into a vein, difficulties in breathing, dizziness and severe cough can occur, and these symptoms can last for ten minutes or even 45 minutes. During this time, people will feel very uncomfortable and cough is very harmful. like you were going to cough your brains out.

Steroids injection: is it necessary to pull the plunger to confirm that it has hit the vein

This is very necessary. Although the chance of hitting the vein is very low, pulling the plunger before the injection will not cause you any ill effects, but it will eliminate the possibility of steroids getting into the vein. Just gently pull the plunger before injection, if inserted into a vein, during the process of pulling, red blood will appear, you will be very easy to observe this phenomenon. Dealing with this problem is also very simple, you only need to change a needle, change the position to complete the injection. This will help you avoid a bad experience.