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proper procedures involved with injecting anabolic steroids
should be considered an important topic to anyone who self
administers these drugs.
Aspects
that should be clearly understood include:
1.
the proper site for injection
2. what kind of syringe to use
3. how the solution should be prepared, as well as the most prudent sanitary
procedure.
A failure to adehere to proper injection guidelines may be hazardous.
An
oil and water based anabilis steroids should be taken
intramuscularly. This means that the shot must penetrate
the skin and subcutaneous tissue to enter the muscle
itself.
THREE
ACCEPTABLE SITES FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS:
A) BUTTOCK
B) LATERAL
SURFACE OF THIGH
C) DELTOID
REGION
Ideally,
intramuscular injestions should be given deep within
the muscle and away from the major nerves and blood
vessels.
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Injection
procedure
Injecting oil
based steroids (deca durabolin, masteron, primobolan,
sustanon, testosterone enathate)
is done with intramuscular needle (1,5 inch long),
while water based steroids (testosterone suspension and winstrol
depot)
are injection with smaller and shorter subskin needle (0,5 inch long).
What to look for before injecting:
1. Expiry
dates
- Check the expiry dates of every product.
2.
Product
- Make sure that the vial or ampoule contains the right drug in the right
strength.
3.
Sterility
- During the whole preparation procedure, material should be kept sterile.
- Wash your hands before starting to prepare the injection.
- Disinfect the skin over the injection site.
4.
Bubbles
- Make sure that there are no air bubbles left in the syringe.
5. Sterility
again
- Once the protective cover of the needle is removed extra care is needed.
- Do not touch anything with the unprotected needle.
- Once the injection has been given take care not to prick yourself or
somebody else.
6. Waste
- Make sure that contaminated waste is disposed of safely.
7. Materials
needed
- Vial with required liquid or solution, syringe of the appropriate size,
needle of right size (im, sc, or iv) on syringe, disinfectant, gauze.
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How
to inject ?
1.
Wash your hands.
2. Reassure yourself/ patient's for
procedure.
3. Uncover the area to be injected (lateral
upper quadrant major gluteal muscle, lateral side
of upper leg, deltoid muscle).
4. Disinfect the skin.
5. Relax the muscle.
6. Insert the needle swiftly at an angle of 90 degrees
(watch depth!).
7. Aspirate briefly; if blood appears, withdraw needle.
Replace it with a new one, if possible, and start again from
point 4.
8. Inject slowly (less painful).
9. Withdraw needle swiftly.
10. Press sterile cotton wool onto the opening.
Fix with adhesive tape.
11. Check yourself / patient's reaction and give
additional reassurance, if necessary.
12. Clean up; dispose of waste safely; wash your
hands.
It
might sound complicated but it is actually really simple.
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