Okay i was cleaning out my closet today to get rid of any junk paraphernalia i could find....

And wouldnt you know it, To my surprise i found a black duffle bag filled with 3, 100 pack box's of Terumo 1CC needles, 2 box's of a 100 alcohol swabs, a box of sterile water in those mini bottles (20), turnaquets (a bag full), dental cotton balls (a bunch of 1/8th baggies filled with em), and like 500 condoms in a big ziplock lol.

Now i know where i got them from i just dont remember putting them in this bag and hiding em in my closet.. I dont remember squat about them, I dont even remember getting them from the place, i know you can get free kits and box's but i dont think i would get so many for no reason... rofl I must of been fuuuucked.

I was just curious tho, whats the difference between 27Gx1/2" & 28Gx1/2" & 29Gx1/2"???

I know the half inch's are the needle length, so would that mean the Gauge is the needle thickness? If so whats the point, they look and feel the exact same to me, Iv never noticed a difference in the past? Maybe its just me lol.

Or are the 27's for small tiny veins and the 29's for bigger thicker main veins?

Or are the 27's for small tiny veins and the 29's for bigger thicker main veins?

Other way around. Bigger for IM, smaller for IV. Gauge just detonates needle size/thickness.

Other way around. Bigger for IM, smaller for IV. Gauge just detonates needle size/thickness.

Gauge is a way of measuring thickness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_gauge

He meant to say denote.

May have already been answered, but...

27G means 27 gauge (Size of needle tip/diameter), the smaller the number, the larger the diameter, the larger the whole in your body, yadda, yadda, yadda...

I personally like 30 gauges (Sometimes 29 gauge at the absolute largest and 31's when it's just something that isn't pills, because the larger the gauge number, the easier that bitch is gonna clog on ya; and the worst thing in the world, or at least one of them, is finding out your rig is clogged after registering).

1/2" is the length of the needle. Most people refer to 1/2" as "Long" and the other size made is 5/16" to which everyone refers to as "Short", for obvious reasons. And for some reason, most people prefer short.

For small tiny veins that are on the surface [or close to it] I would use no larger than a 31 gauge, 5/16" (Short) and if it seems it's a little deeper down, go with the 1/2" length (Long), but 31 gauge needle size wise would be your best bet for a "small tiny vein". A larger vein that's easy to hit and easy to see, doesn't really matter, but personally, I would go no larger than 29 gauge and 5/16" (Short) needle length.

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the larger the gauge the smaller the needle...

but yea smaller ones for veins, smaller ones leave less scars... but all of those are small enough to use in veins...

i donate blood, and the needle is rather large.... i think its like a 16 gauge... which is about the size of the of inside part of a bic pen or one of those coffee straws... 16 gauge needles are big enough to scar... i have given blood from the same arm 3 times and i have an almost perfect line of 3 small scars on my right arm...

They are all IV needles, just a couple of different sizes. Some people like thinner needles while some people like thicker needles because they are less flexible. A needle for IM is usually 24 or 25 gauge, once again with a half inch dart.

Personally, I prefer to use a 28 gauge syringe with a 5/16 dart.