@plantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agoThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.eeimagemessage-square32arrow-up1267
arrow-up1267imageThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.ee@plantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square32
minus-square@kbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoYea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.
minus-square@EtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•1 month agoThat’s actually the correct technique for a subcutaneous injection. You have to tent the skin with 2-3 fingers so that the needle can get under the skin layer without going too deep.
minus-square@kbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoAre you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
minus-square@EtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 month agoThe picture is of a vaccination though, not euthanasia. It’s a random stock image chosen by someone who doesn’t have any practical medical knowledge. This would be a more apt image… But, yeah barbituates are only IV or IC (intracardial; mainly for small animals like hamsters)
Yea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.
That’s actually the correct technique for a subcutaneous injection. You have to tent the skin with 2-3 fingers so that the needle can get under the skin layer without going too deep.
Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
The picture is of a vaccination though, not euthanasia. It’s a random stock image chosen by someone who doesn’t have any practical medical knowledge.
This would be a more apt image…
But, yeah barbituates are only IV or IC (intracardial; mainly for small animals like hamsters)