5/16 needle in deltoids

[Jurek Kletsy]

Lately I’ve been injecting daily with a 5/16 (8mm) 30G needle in my deltoids. I wonder if this is still considered a shallow IM injection or rather subq? I’m fairly lean (14%) and my shoulders are muscular from heavy lifting for years. Any ideas?

 

[Willyt]

I’ve been wondering the same lately as I’ve been looking for alternative injection sites for 5/16. I’ve tried it several times without any problems always making sure to keep pressure on delt since you are not able to pinch and pull the skin Like you can with belly injection.

I do wonder whether it somehow increases likelihood of infection.