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12. Using your
thumb and first two fingers, spread your skin while pushing down
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13. Dart the
needle into the thigh injection site, going straight in at a
90-degree angle. |
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14. Hold the syringe in
place. Pull back the plunger to make sure you are not
injecting into a large blood vessel. If blood appears in the
syringe, withdraw the syringe and discard it. (However, if
this the only dose of medication you have, inject the medication
anyway.) Prepare another syringe with medication and
inject yourself in a slightly different site. |
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15. After injecting the
medication, place tissue or gauze near the needle, and pull the
needle out quickly. |
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16. Massage the injection site
gently. |
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17. Place the syringe and
needle in a hard, unbreakable container (such as an empty coffee can
with lid) before disposing of it. |
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18. Call your local doctor. |