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Injecting Air Into Vial

Premium Questions

Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

My daughter, a type 1 diabetic, accidentally injected 16 units of air into her arm with her insulin syringe. She meant to inject the air into her vial of Lantus , then draw up the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

I am an insulin-dependent diabetic. Today, I was not feeling well and accidentally injected "air" into my body because I , mistakenly, thought I'd filled the syringe with insulin. Will I be okay if it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Praveen MD

I JUST INJECTED 23 ML OF AIR INSTEAD OF INSULIN INTO MY STOMACH, THERE IS NO BLOOD. DO I STILL HAVE A RISK? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  T Shobha Deepak MD

away. I accidentally got some air into the syringe. Will I be ok or do I still need to get medical help . I just read air in the vein causes respiratory distress but don't know if it works its way out... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Shobha Deepak ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

absorb it quicker then injecting it into the stomach. I find that injecting into the stomach area is very sensitive, and he tells me that injecting into the penis is far less... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.   Akhilesh Dubey MD

belly. The Lantus vial was empty. What should I do? Should I go to the ER? Could I get an air embolus ... of Lantus , 50 units. I thought the syringe was full & injected it into the fatty tissue of my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

What are the risks involved with injecting testosterone into shoulders? I always pull back to make sure no veins are hit and make sure all air is out of syringe before proceeding and only 1.5ml max but... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

dinner. I got new needles today not familiar with I injected. Air into the insulin then I believe I took out even amount but it seemed very light but I went ahead and injected it into my stomach. Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

Hi, i just gave myself a clexane injection in my stomach. It has air at the end which helps push out all the meds. This time i accidentally had the air bubble in the middle, so all the air was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Abubakar Siddiqh MD

sure that I actually injected insulin. But may have injected air.. it was 10 units I thought I was injecting into my belly. Can anything bad come of that besides higher sugar levels? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh ( ENT Specialist)