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Good technique. Pinch the skin firmly just proximal to the needle insertion site. Pinch the skin into the needle instead of pushing the needle into the skin. The thumb is ready on the plunger. Both hands are stabilized to immobilize the needle after entry, so that the patient does not feel it moving before the needle site is numbed.
