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    Unused and used syringe needle comparison - GIF

    Unused and used syringe needle comparison.




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    I am sure that alleged entry bending of the needle tip is going catch some tissue on the way back out.

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    That bent tip on the used syringe looks like whoever administered the injection must have struck a bone
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    Hello,
    Thank you for the post concerning the microscopic view of an injection needle.

    I am a retired clinical pharmacist, retiring in 2014 after having practiced hospital pharmacy for 50 years. During my career, i had a similar experience with a family of injectable products which were repeatedly traumatizing patients. All of the trauma occurred post injection and all during the withdrawal phase of the injection process. (i.e. During the insertion phase of the injection a normal amount of discomfort was experienced, but upon withdrawal of the needle a large amount of pain was experienced.) Upon inspection of the needles under the metallurgical microscope, similar "barbs" to those in the post were found on the needles causing the pain. Upon further inspection of new, unused needles more barbs were also found. Essentially the nurse giving the injection was doing so while unknowingly using a barbed fishhook rather than a hypodermic needle. No wonder it hurt!!! This points away from physical alteration of the needle geometry during injection as suggested. What is much more likely is that this represents a manufacturing defect, and could be related to the metal used in the needle, the abrasive used to sharpen he needle, and the sharpening parameters and conditions among other factors. The primary reasons that needles should not be reused are those of infection control. In other words, once a needle goes into a muscle, it becomes contaminated, is no longe sterile, and therefore unsuitable for reuse in ANY patient including the one that its just came out of.

    Hope that this helps to clarify some things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wjzemke1968 View Post
    Hello,
    Thank you for the post concerning the microscopic view of an injection needle.

    I am a retired clinical pharmacist, retiring in 2014 after having practiced hospital pharmacy for 50 years. During my career, i had a similar experience with a family of injectable products which were repeatedly traumatizing patients. All of the trauma occurred post injection and all during the withdrawal phase of the injection process. (i.e. During the insertion phase of the injection a normal amount of discomfort was experienced, but upon withdrawal of the needle a large amount of pain was experienced.) Upon inspection of the needles under the metallurgical microscope, similar "barbs" to those in the post were found on the needles causing the pain. Upon further inspection of new, unused needles more barbs were also found. Essentially the nurse giving the injection was doing so while unknowingly using a barbed fishhook rather than a hypodermic needle. No wonder it hurt!!! This points away from physical alteration of the needle geometry during injection as suggested. What is much more likely is that this represents a manufacturing defect, and could be related to the metal used in the needle, the abrasive used to sharpen he needle, and the sharpening parameters and conditions among other factors. The primary reasons that needles should not be reused are those of infection control. In other words, once a needle goes into a muscle, it becomes contaminated, is no longe sterile, and therefore unsuitable for reuse in ANY patient including the one that its just came out of.

    Hope that this helps to clarify some things.

    W. John Zemke, Pharm. D.
    A manufacturing defect does make a lot of sense. I was given a shot in the arm by an Army medic, and he did strike the bone. My arm bled like the dickens after he pulled out the needle. I was already in a lot of pain so didn't associate any new pain with the injection, but the tip of the needle was visibly bent no microscope required the reasoning behind my analysis.
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    That's what I was thinking also

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    The nurse, upon withdrawing the syringe would of known if it was barbed. It would hang up just as it would when withdrawing it from a patient.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dbat74 View Post
    The nurse, upon withdrawing the syringe would of known if it was barbed. It would hang up just as it would when withdrawing it from a patient.
    Actually, probably not. These barbs are quite small, usually not noticeable with the unaided eye, and not big enough to cause any problems on the way in. They are plenty big enough, however, to snag already traumatized tissue on the way out, and likewise stimulate plenty of pain-receptor nerve endings in doing so. The only way that we could adequately convince the company representative of the existence of the problem was to present him with a photomicrograph of what we saw under the microscope!!!

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    ok got it. thanks

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    Re: the army medic hitting the bone.

    He probably hit the axial nerve, which goes around the upper arm just below the correct injection site.
    And, he went too deep.

    Intramuscular injections are to be intra(inside) the muscle, NOT against the bone.

    You will often see pics of the COVID vax being given with the technician pinching the muscle - that's to increase the depth of muscle to be stabbed on less-than-muscular folks (like aged or children). It is wrong to do it with people who have significant fat - it just increases tha chance of injecting into the fat, which is the wrong type of tissue for an intramuscular vaccine to work in.

    Also, if the injection is given too high up the arm, one can hit the bursa in the shoulder, which happened to my brother.
    He got SIRVA (Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration). Google SIRVA and you'll find a zillion personal injury lawyers waiting for your call!
    His shoulder was in terrible pain for months afterwards.

    BTW: If you get ANY Adverse Event (pain, hives, rash, etc.) PLEASE report it on the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) site that the FDA runs.
    It is by using those reports that researchers can know what to research, and how to prevent them in the future - like better training on how to do intramuscular injections!

    And, you do NOT need tobe a medical professional to report to VAERS. More data is better in this case.
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