Small air bubbles in Syringe

[Ags43z]

Getting these little miniature air bubbles in my syringe. Should I try to push them out or not worry about it?

 

[Outlawthing]

What size needle did you use to pull it out of bottle with? I dont worry about those but if you got a big huge one in there yes did you pull it fast or slow ?

 

[Ags43z]

I used a 25g 1” to pull it, it came out pretty fast. I pushed out a bigger bubble but just noticed these smaller ones a few minutes later

 

[Bigmurph6]

Flick it and then just stand it up and they will dissapear. Even faster if you put it under hot water.

 

[Outlawthing]

It’s from the small needle do as @Bigmurph suggested I use a 21-22 gauge to pull out of bottle Easy peasy then swap to my 25-27 gauge

 

[Mrbell87]

I run my darts under hot water for 10- 15 seconds

 

[TBU]

No problem. I’d use a larger gauge to draw. You think 25 draws quick? Try a 20 or 18.

 

[John]

I use 20 to draw.

 

[John]

And they will go to top of plunger when you change direction

 

[Mrbell87]

Ya I use a 18g I get inpatient waiting for the oil to draw through a 23g even worse with a 25g it’s takes forever

 

[Ags43z]

Thanks everyone for the tips

 

[johnjuanb1]

It’s nothing to worry about. An anesthesiologist told me you need about 10ccs of air to kill you. He said television and movies are fake the way they scare you about tiny air bubble.

 

[Dirtnasty]

I forgot to push the air bubble out it was maybe .2cc of air a few weeks ago no issues

 

[Optumpharma]

@Ags43z air bubbles are only really dangerous if injected directly into a blood vessel. For subcutaneous injections like insulin or IM injections, the small amount of air that could possibly fill the syringe would just be absorbed by the body.

Even with air bubbles in IVs and the like, it takes a fairly large amount of air to cause problems.

The concern with air in IV lines is an air or gas embolism. According to textbooks injecting 100ml of air at rates of 100ml/sec or greater into the venous system had proven to be fatal. (A much smaller amount injected directly into the arterial system can cause death, but is less likely to happen because arterial access is less common than venous access like an IV.) In other words, with IV access, the risk of death from air embolism is more likely to result related to rapid IV infusion. But for what you are doing you are safe and fine.

All the best my friend.

 

[Ags43z]

Much appreciated!