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Your claim was this , "WHY does the CDC require all needles to be air-expressed ?"
Your backup to that claim specifically talking about administration of the Pfizer vaccine is, "Using the mixing syringe, remove 1.8 mL
of air from the vaccine vial to equalize the
pressure in the vaccine vial.
The air removed from the vial is done by the mixing syringe. The syringe that was used to add saline dilution to the vial. It is not the same as the vaccine syringe.
originally posted by: CupcakeKarma
a reply to: Kreeate
The air removed from the vial is done by the mixing syringe. The syringe that was used to add saline dilution to the vial. It is not the same as the vaccine syringe.
Is your stance that it is OK to administer a vaccine from a vial without first expressing the air ?
And if so, will you provide a specific source, other than a book ?
Extremely dangerous to put air into you like that. If it was a small bit of liquid then it seemed quick enough. I highly doubt it was air though
It is not my stance that "it is OK to administer a vaccine from a vial without first expressing the air" because there is little to no air transfer in this case. If there is a significant amount of air in the SYRINGE after extracting it from the VIAL, then the nurse when get rid of that air in the SYRINGE.
It cannot be more clear than this.
originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
a reply to: Akragon
Extremely dangerous to put air into you like that. If it was a small bit of liquid then it seemed quick enough. I highly doubt it was air though
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Akragon
Shouldn't this nonsense be in the LOL bin?
Seriously, injecting the POTUS with air?
The correct way to administer an Intramuscular injection.Is insert the needle into the vial, withdraws the plunger, as far as it will go, then hold the syringe up and express the air until the correct reading for the injection is read on the side of the syringe.Put the needle deep into the muscle making sure not to hit a bone, then express the syringe, that's pull it back a bit.to see if you have hit a vein or artery, if blood goes into the syringe, find another spot and repeat, making sure you have swabbed the area with alcohol to kill any bugs. This has to be done because intravenous injections are usually done by docs or more qualified staff. After pressing the plunger withdraw and dispose of said syringe.
At the moment you have quickly trained people just whacking it in. Good luck.
Also, like others in this thread, I didn't feel the needle going in (but I watched it), both times.
originally posted by: HawkeyeNation
Ya'll are really reaching here. If anything you would put saline it in it and not just air.
originally posted by: CupcakeKarma
a reply to: Kreeate
It is not my stance that "it is OK to administer a vaccine from a vial without first expressing the air" because there is little to no air transfer in this case. If there is a significant amount of air in the SYRINGE after extracting it from the VIAL, then the nurse when get rid of that air in the SYRINGE.
It cannot be more clear than this.
I do not know if you are a medical professional or not; and so I continue to ask if you have a source to support your claim.
... because the CDC document does not state that.
Rather, the CDC explicitly states that the needle (syringe) is to have the air expressed... and this is what I have seen on TV (Not that TV is a medical authority).... but again.... do you have a source that identifies it is ok to inject a serum from a needle that has not had the air expressed?
When my first wife had our first child, the nurse ran a bunch of air strait into her through the IV. So much so I actually crimped the IV line. I said WTF are you doing? You can't run air into her. She explained that the IV line would need to be completely full of air to hurt her, about 2 feet of line. I uncrimped the line and allowed 6 or 8 inches of line air to run in her. She had no problems. I however had lots lol. I ended up getting thrown out by security. But I came back the next morning threatening lawsuits. They let me back in, but I got plenty of eat ___ looks from the staff.
originally posted by: CupcakeKarma
a reply to: anonentity
I am aware that this specific issue is being beaten ... but I did not see the nurse express air from biden's needle and I do not believe that biden actually received his claimed booster....
.... despite all of those who claim it is ok to Not express the air from biden's needle or that the air was expressed at some other point in time, which I question as safe and or proper.
There is no official source that states it's okay to inject air directly into a human being. I do however have hands-on experience with drug addicts who have done this multiple times with little or no effect.