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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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

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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