This time, no harm no foul, not even close. But not sure whether this fits in as an observation or a quick bitch. Because there are a fair few factors that mean it seems as though it ought not to qualify as bitchworthy.
But when I need to dose my morphine IM, sometimes its happened, where there is a really deep and hitherto unknown, unexpected vein at the site, and it has gone in intravenously after the needle tip seemed to have gone in to the muscle as expected/intended, but unbeknownst to me until after the fact, it has actually entered a deep, deep vein sideways on (IVs should be done at a shallow angle if intentionally performed to avoid damaging the vein etc.), but the muscle thickness and vein size has been precisely correct for it both to conspire together for it to go in, and avoid penetrating straight through and out again, making it an IV shot where it ought to have been an IM.
Just happened then, resulting in a massive head and body rush. Very pleasant mind you at this dose, but the last time it happened, I couldn't have aimed it there if I'd tried, not without an ultrasound system to visualize the deep tissues, same again, but last time the dose was much, much less light, and enough to cause me to come on with a right thumping headache, from the histamine release, heart rate increasing and pounding like crazy. Ended up having to crush up several antihistamine tablets and liquefy them, using a needle-less measuring syringe to dose it up the rear end, felt like I was about to throw up if I swallowed the bitter tablets, some cyclizine, pretty effective sedating antihistamine, but they taste bitter and nasty. I'd have tossed my cookies that time where I had that banging headache, was way too much IV, rather than IM.
Although this time, although not that I could have avoided it, at least without a medical ultrasound unit, it was just enough to be very pleasant, that time it happened a while ago, that headache, bloody hell, definitely 'quick bitch' territory, if not blowing off a little steam.
