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    Quote Originally Posted by Othello View Post
    With the pens and a 5mm needle i think itd be quasi impossible to do IM shots...there are also 6mm needles available but i doubt theyd reach muscle tissue

    fuond this about needle size for IM:

    Intramuscular Injections
    Intramuscular injections go into the muscle below the subcutaneous layer, so the needle must be thicker and longer to ensure that the medicine is being injected into the proper tissue. Twenty (20) or 22 G needles that are an inch or an inch and a half long are usually appropriate for this type of injection.

    A person who is thin, with very little fatty tissue can use the inch long needle; a heavier person may need to use the inch and a half long needle.


    so 5 or 6 mm needles that come with pens cannot reach the muscle tissue ... (for reference 5mm = 0.19685 inches)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Othello View Post
    fuond this about needle size for IM:

    Intramuscular Injections
    Intramuscular injections go into the muscle below the subcutaneous layer, so the needle must be thicker and longer to ensure that the medicine is being injected into the proper tissue. Twenty (20) or 22 G needles that are an inch or an inch and a half long are usually appropriate for this type of injection.

    A person who is thin, with very little fatty tissue can use the inch long needle; a heavier person may need to use the inch and a half long needle.


    so 5 or 6 mm needles that come with pens cannot reach the muscle tissue ... (for reference 5mm = 0.19685 inches)
    Look here man. Now you've found this also to copy and paste. LOL!!
    Whoever wrote that has never given themselves IM injections. What kind of an idiot uses a 20 gauge/1.5 inch needle? Christ, I draw with a 21 gauge. I use insulin pins for IM injection of insulin and MFG with no problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Titan99 View Post
    Look here man. Now you've found this also to copy and paste. LOL!!
    Whoever wrote that has never given themselves IM injections. What kind of an idiot uses a 20 gauge/1.5 inch needle? Christ, I draw with a 21 gauge. I use insulin pins for IM injection of insulin and MFG with no problem.
    Hehehe so much for knowledge on web and kudos to user experience

    thanks Titan. Does this apply to the needles used on pens?

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