To the Editor,
This study doesn't tell us anything new.[1] I was taught to give rapid injection needle insertion in nursing school over 35 years ago because it minimized pain. The technique that we were taught was a sort of “dart” technique for getting the needle through the skin, followed by the aspiration and injection of medication, then rapid needle withdrawal, and our instructors told us then that this minimized the pain of the injection. I adapted the same idea to starting IVs [intravenouses], using a quick insertion of the bevel through the skin to minimize the pain, then gentle advancement to get the needle into the vein.
My parents used to tell me that each generation has to rediscover things all over again for itself – no matter how well they are known. I guess there is some truth to that.
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Reference
- 1.Lundberg GD. Rapid injections trump slow for minimizing injection pain. Medscape J Med. 2008;10:62. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570502 Accessed March 28, 2008. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
