Hi, been IM injecting for a while now. I use the green needle to draw the B12 and use the orange needle to inject. I’d like to use a finer needle to inject and wondered what colour and “G” I should buy. I use medisave
many thanks 😊
Needle colour and gauge advice. - Pernicious Anaemi...
Needle colour and gauge advice.
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hi these are super fine and work v well for IM in my leg. Unisharp - Needle: Brown 26G 25mm (1 inch) x 100.
I use the orange to draw and the yellow 1/2" to inject SC into my tummy. It's both finer and shorter than orange but I do inject at 90 degrees using that rather than 45 degrees that I was taught with the 1" one.
Yes if you use a 1 inch needle for sub-cutaneous injections and don’t inject at 45 degrees, you will over - shoot the fat layer that you are aiming for . Much better to use a 1/2 inch needle and inject at 90 degrees. ( you could use a shorter needle) but choose a 30 G thickness . ( that’s very fine )
Sorry don’t know the colour, but the measurements are always quoted when you are ordering . That shorter needle is referring to giving a sub-cutaneous injection , for which the needle should not be longer than 1/2 inch . Sub cutaneous injections are into the fat layer of the tummy or the front of the thigh . So a 1/2 inch needle or less is needed . 30 G is very fine .
Use a 1inch needle for an Intra-Muscular injection . Needs to be longer to reach the muscle , but not 30 G ( too thin) 25 or 26G is great .
That’s what I figured, thanks Wedgwood. So the higher the G the finer the needle? Is there such a thing as too fine to use? Thank you 😊
Yes —30’G is too fine for an I.M. injection . Could possibly break off at that 1inch length . Really unlikely with a good quality needle , but possible . Not advisable . Only obtainable for dentistry .
