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carpetdope



Joined: 13 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's to distract from, hence reduce, the pain from the shot. Jeez.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

carpetdope wrote:
It's to distract from, hence reduce, the pain from the shot. Jeez.


i hope thats humour...
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alongway



Joined: 02 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

le-paul wrote:
carpetdope wrote:
It's to distract from, hence reduce, the pain from the shot. Jeez.


i hope thats humour...


Why would that be humour?
Dentists will wiggle a patients cheek to reduce the pain from giving a shot, same principle applies here, the movement and slap makes the shot much more tolerable.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

alongway wrote:
le-paul wrote:
carpetdope wrote:
It's to distract from, hence reduce, the pain from the shot. Jeez.


i hope thats humour...


Why would that be humour?
Dentists will wiggle a patients cheek to reduce the pain from giving a shot, same principle applies here, the movement and slap makes the shot much more tolerable.


are you speaking from personal experience? i worked in a drop in clinic for 3 years administrating inter muscular injections, predominately in the glutes. I was specifically told never to slap people. I also worked in phlebotomy for a while, was told never to slap people there, either. Maybe your experiences have been different?
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alongway



Joined: 02 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The experience of having it done to me by dentists in the west yes.
the slap might be unnecessary, but the slap will stun the nerves for a brief moment, and the rubbing will have the same effect.

They obviously feel the patients here are a little more sensitive to needle pricks than in other countries


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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

getting back to the OP, the reason we were 'trained' not to slap people was in case it was misconstrued as being sexual, and the fact that it is an out of date method of administering inter muscular medication. Find me some peer reviewed research that contradicts that, and not your opinion and Ill make sure I write to the trust I worked for and tell them about it.
The patients always rubbed the area the needle is inserted to themselves after excess has been rubbed away with cotton. So Doing that as a practitioner is a little unnecessary.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is no need to smack for a IM injection. In fact, I've found it's better to relax or calm the muscle before injecting.

Oh, and cleaning the site is also a must - slapping it would just dirty it again.
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le-paul



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Corea wrote:
There is no need to smack for a IM injection. In fact, I've found it's better to relax or calm the muscle before injecting.

Oh, and cleaning the site is also a must - slapping it would just dirty it again.


exactly
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Paddycakes



Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had about 15 of those needles in the arse while in Korea at different places.

Each time, the K-girl nurse rubbed and slapped my ass.


Dear Watson! Logic dictates that all Korean nurses must be perverts, or I've got an irresistible arse.

Maybe it's both.
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fat_chris



Joined: 11 Jan 2013
Location: China

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paddycakes wrote:
Dear Watson! Logic dictates that all Korean nurses must be perverts, or I've got an irresistible arse.


Good 'ole Korean Kinkiness.

I'm with the slapping-before-the-injection-is-old-fashioned camp.

Warm regards,
fat_chris
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Bailsibub



Joined: 22 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The last time I got a check up in Seoul, I passed out for some unknown reason. I woke up, and my glutes and 똥꼬 were completely sore.

That's the last time I'm going to that dentist!
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rainman3277



Joined: 13 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lucas wrote:
Quote:
principle
cough cough - principal?


Teacher playing teacher. Waaaay more irritating on a discussion forum
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Julius



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OP wrote:
Too Many Doctors playing Doctor


And Korea has the highest per capita number of doctors in the world.

Every last tom and harry is forced into being a doctor by their families, for the high status. Most of them end up running a 7-11 cornershop clinic in some back street.
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sirius black



Joined: 04 Jun 2010

PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Julius wrote:
OP wrote:
Too Many Doctors playing Doctor


And Korea has the highest per capita number of doctors in the world.

Every last tom and harry is forced into being a doctor by their families, for the high status. Most of them end up running a 7-11 cornershop clinic in some back street.


Got any links to back that up?
Although compared to western countries their salaries are low http://www.indeed.com/salary/q-Physician-l-Korea,-VA.html

Still a very decent wage. From my experience with very few exceptions, doctors in just about every country are in the upper middle class salary for that country generally.

In industrialized, G20 nations they make a very good living generally, Korea being one of them.
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Julius



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sirius black wrote:

Got any links to back that up?




Quote:
Korea registered in fact the highest growth rate in the number of doctors among all OECD countries, with the number of doctors per capita doubling between 1990 and 2003. This rise is expected to continue in the years ahead

http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/34970179.pdf
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