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A member asked:
Nurse gave me flu shot w/out removing air bubble & didn't aspirate. was that the wrong thing to do?
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Yes and no: It's not exactly by the book, but it's unlikely to be a problem. Air bubbles are only a problem when they go into a vein, and it's very unusual for an intramuscular injection to be inadvertently given into a vein.
Answered 12/10/2013
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