What happens when you inject hydromorphone and miss the vein?

Answer 1

Hot tea bag on infected area; if you are doing this without doctor's consent be aware that you could face criminal charges.

Hot tea bag or block of ice on infected area will help with swelling and any bruising. You will get a bulge in the muscle tissue but dont worry this should dissappear within a few days. You will still get high just that you wont get that initial all in one hit. It will just slowly take effect as it is absorbed. Its important to not have another shot straight away if you miss even tho your probably not feeling it because that shot is still in your system and if you have another one then you are doubling it.

Answer 2

It depends on quite a few factors. Among these are:

• What drug you're injecting
• What that drug is cut with
• If the injectable solution is fully dissolved, or instead contains solids.
• Sterility
• Which vein you were aiming at
• Where the drug went when you missed.

Most drugs in pure state that are injected medically or recreationally are not lethal when injected correctly -- obviously (else they would neither be medicine nor recreational). Assuming pure state and sterility maintained, you'll find that most water soluble medications injected by accident into muscle or fat tissue will disperse into your system reasonably quickly -- over a day or two. Fat soluble solutions tend to last in muscle longer -- days perhaps. While not good by any means, this is also not critically dangerous.

Note also that the user will typically not get as high (but may remain high longer) -- IV injection provides the highest concentration and the quickest means of delivery, whereas intramuscular (IM) injection or subcutaneous (SubQ) are much slower in delivery. So, we can expect acute overdoses to be less likely than they would be with a successful IV injection.

It's possible to inject solutions that do not dissolve quickly, forming boluses that take time to disperse, and may damage and/or scar the surrounding tissue. Some antibiotics (such as tetracycline) can schlerose tissue rather nastily -- something that has clinical applications beyond the scope of this answer.

In addition to this, considering the cut becomes important. Cuts like borax, gypsum or quinine can tend to corrode the tissues they lodge in, proportionally to their concentration and dosage.

Injections of solids are also dangerous, into the bloodstream or otherwise. This can occur when failure to completely dissolve the medication occurs. The type and extent of the potential damage depends on all the aforesaid factors.

Clearly, the best fix to this problem is prevention. Sterility is critical. Knowing what you're injecting is also critical. Knowing how to perform an IV injection properly is critical. And so on.

Typically, the treatment for this involves assessment of the wound and existence of infection. If the tissue receiving the improper injection is not badly damaged and bears no sign of infection, it's usually left alone with cold packs for treatment. Infection may require systemic antibiotics and/or localized surgery in order to remove or reduce the infection. Scarring that interferes with perfusion or vascular transmission may require surgical remedies. And all of these require a qualified clinical assessment.

Answer 3

put a hot towel on the area for a few days and relax. you will be fine unless you have a sever reaction. in that case go to the ER immediately. seek medical attention if the pain or any sickness continues for more than 2 days. but my buddy has missed a few times and has been fine.