*I inject light.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
May 21, 2017 10:54pm CST
Sydney,the Pomeranian of my brother and niece, bit my right big toe this morning that it bled profusely. The right toe has a bruise, and my right palm also has a bite mark but no bleeding.
Sydney received rabies vaccine but I still wanted to have an anti - tetanus injection so I messaged my brother to buy the things posted in the picture.
I am always told that my hands are not 'heavy' when administering injections. I now agree. I did a skin test on the inside part of my left forearm. I did not feel the needle prick.
After 30 minutes if the skin test is negative, I will inject the anti - tetanus toxoid at my right gluteus maximus. I can do that...alone!
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
22 May 17
I hate needles and could never do it myself. Hope you dont get any problems from the bites
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
i hope so too. since i take coumadin, i expected the bleeding will be profuse and the blood less viscous. i applied pressure on the wound with cotton ball with iodine tincture.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
22 May 17
Small dogs are more unreliable than big dogs and are the main responsible for bites. When I was a kid, my parents had a couple of West Highland terriers and they put a "Beware of the dogs" on the door of the front garden where the dogs were most of the time during the day. The mailman joked and told that he would do his best to not walk on them... until one of the dogs caught his trousers and refused to release them
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
22 May 17
So sorry to hear that you got bitten by your brother's dog. Even though Sydney has received rabies shots, it is better to be safe than sorry.
I've injected myself as well and i can say that I also have a 'light' hand. As to what I've injected myself, I'll keep that a secret.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
the anti-tetanus medicine was only 0.5cc. i withdrew 0.1 and mixed with 0.9 to make 1cc, for the skin test. after 30 minutes and there was no reaction, i injected the medicine in my right vastus lateralis and not in my gluteus maximus muscle. i have a light hand to inject, and felt a little of the needle prick.
maybe the medicine you injected was vitamin B complex, am i right?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@CoralLevang hahaha! my friend, naughty you...
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@Shavkat (139942)
• Philippines
23 May 17
@ridingbet I think the dog needs to be castrated soon.lol I am so confident that you are good in injecting the syringe.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
yes, kabsat. you won't even feel the needle pricking under your epidermis. the dog wanted to mate;his testosterone level was so high.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 17
@Shavkat but Sydney is not ours, kabsat. besides Sydney needs to mate to multiply his breed. hahaha!
thanks, my friend. i am proud to say, i have a light hand injecting but i do not have the green thumb.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 May 17
You can inject light; I can't. But for sure I can inject white! hehehehe, just kidding!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 May 17
@ridingbet O, the syringe got no needle . . the syringe is not as huge as the K8 monster syringe that you got scared of . . . it is just regular but tough!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@antonbunot hmm, i know what you mean, my friend. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 17
hehehe! white as in _ _ _? kabsat, you have a green mind now? how big is the syringe for that white thingy?
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
22 May 17
why do you need anti-tetanus when its bleed profusely and the wound came from a dog?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
22 May 17
@ilocosboy I do not know for dogs, but for humans the anti-tetanus vaccine is mandatory in my country, every 10 years, and it is checked by occupational health every year. Although it is free, some people do not continue to do it after they retire, and there are still a few cases of tetanus among old people in France.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
22 May 17
@topffer oh my, that makes it dangerous. If we can have anti-rabies to dogs, then maybe we can also have vaccines for anti-tetanus toxide.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
22 May 17
I hope that you got the necessary treatment completed and you do not face any complications due to dog bite.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
23 May 17
@ridingbet Yes, their fear could make them more afraid.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
i have been injecting the tetanus toxoid to those who are 'bitten' by our dogs and they should not worry because our dogs receive the vaccine every year. they are just afraid of the effect of rabies.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
22 May 17
I am so afraid of needles and always freak out whenever i have to be vaccinated or do blood tests. You post reminds me about my cousin was once bitten by a stray dog near her ankle. This was so scary. Anyway have you injected the anti tetanus toxiod?
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
23 May 17
@ridingbet is the bite mark still there? Is it still paining?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
yes my dear. i injected the 0.5cc medicine in my right vastus lateralis muscle.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 17
@Nawsheen i want the wound to bleed, so i cleaned it with a Q-tip with tincture of iodine. the clostridium tetani bacteria in anaerobic so i have to open the wound so air can come in.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
it is nice if you have a knowledge of administration of parenteral medications. i am a health care provider and my patients tell me that they cannot feel pai when i insert an intravenous cannula or give intramuscular, intradermal, or subcutaneous injection, which i also agree when i did the skin test to myself.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@ridingbet When I experienced being injected so lightly, I always look for that nurse whenever it's time for me to have it again for my laboratory exams.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 May 17
i developed that skill when i worked here in the secondary hospital, in 1981 yet, my lady, and that skill is what i try to teach my students as well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 May 17
@SIMPLYD two check-ups ago, i stared at my arm where the medical technologist wanted to extract the blood from. she made 'pitik-pitik' in my arm so the 'ugat' will come out. it was not yet out and the technologist pricked my arm. of course no blood was drawn out. she 'searched' for my vein not minding my facial grimace, until i looked at her and told her to prick my other arm, and told her that "you have a heavy hand". i then told her that i will look away so my vein will appear. i eventually told her that i am a nurse, and all the more she was trembling
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 May 17
@JustBhem i now know that my hands are not heavy, that was why i was the only one who our hospital director wanted me to insert his IV cannula for the 'swero', and my students requesting that i insert the IV cannula of their patients when they do succedd the first try.
i am not scared at all, my friend.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 May 17
which one, my friend? the injection or the bite mark?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
23 May 17
@ridingbet
Haha. Both my friend, I mean, I don't worry about the injection because I've been through that. It just that you are doing it on yourself that makes me scared.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 Jun 18
it is also a law here in my country that newborns should receive these vaccines like polio, diphtheria, and pertussis.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
8 Jun 18
@nela13 even here, pregnant women must receive the anti-tetanus vaccine before they give birth
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@nela13 (58667)
• Portugal
7 Jun 18
@ridingbet The same here but adults receive anti-tetanus vaccine every ten years.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
You can make anti-tetanus vaccine by yourself, Ingrid?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Apr 18
@ridingbet hihi I thought you made them, Ingrid. Apologies. I thought you can only get the medicine in the hospital or health center.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Apr 18
@ridingbet I will take note of that, my dear friend. But I will be very careful around dogs too. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 May 18
@mlgen1037 summer is always the rabies season so i think all dogs should be vaccinated against rabies.
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