IM injection with clean aspiration but blood in needle after injection

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So just like the topic says I am a fairly new nurse and I work in a doctors office. I have given a lot of IM injections and sometimes I will find blood in my needle after the injection. I always aspirate and have never had blood return. Is this blood in the needle from when I am pulling out, and does it mean I'm doing something wrong?

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Blood in the needle or syringe?

When pulling the needle out, you either kinked a vein or went through one.

You're doing good, keep aspirating.

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There was no blood in the syringe where the medication is supposed to be, but there is blood where the needle and syringe twist together.

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Specializes in Med/Surg,Cardiac.

As long as you aspirate and there's no blood then there's no worry.

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