• Question: Would a larger person need a longer needle when having an injection ?

    Asked by oliviawarren to Audra, Fiona, Gavin, Justin on 21 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Fiona Hatch

      Fiona Hatch answered on 21 Mar 2012:

      It depends on what you are trying to inject. If you want to get to the muscle tissue which is below the fat, then yes you would need a longer needle depending on how much fat that person has.

      A lot of anesthetics can be inject just into the fat tissue underneath the skin so a longer needle won’t be needed for that.

    • Photo: Justin Lawley

      Justin Lawley answered on 21 Mar 2012:

      If you are thinking of a school injection it will probably. These injections normally just go under the skin so they will be the same size

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