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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

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I've found it depends who does the blood test. We have 3 nurses in our practice and one of them is brilliant, she never hurts or bruises me and she always manages to find a vein. The other two aren't so good at Phlebotomy!
I agree. Some nurses just don't have the proper training to do blood tests. Once, years ago, a nurse tried to draw blood from a tendon and I almost passed out. I know exactly where my good veins are and I insist they take from those spots.
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07-08-2020, 10:19 AM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

I'm diabetic, so have regular blood tests.

In my extensive experience(!), it depends upon the skill of the person sticking the needle in. Some are excellent and I don't recall those particular people ever leaving the slightest of marks. Others are a bit 'hit and miss' (if you'll pardon the expression!). One male nurse in a hospital made a right mess of it, despite his being a very caring and experienced chap. In fact, he eventually had to get someone else to do it. I left with a large bruise but otherwise survived!

I know that at one time they used to have specialist phlebotomists, who spent their entire lives sticking needles into veins and, consequently, became absolutely adept at it. Perhaps they don't do that now. Costs and all that?
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07-08-2020, 11:38 AM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

I had a blood test yesterday - the blood was drawn by a nurse that I've had before - in and out with almost no pain - today there's hardly a mark left on my arm and certainly no bruising.

In a week or so's time I will be visiting the gastroenterology department at my local hospital to have 500ml drawn for disposal - for that, the nurses use what they call "the big needle" which usually extracts the required amount in a few minutes - I recall that I had some light bruising from that when first used on my arm ..... !
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07-08-2020, 11:50 AM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

It depends entirely on the skill, experience and intelligence of the phlebotomist. Particularly if someone is on blood thinners.
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07-08-2020, 01:49 PM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

I'm diabetic, so have regular blood tests.
In my extensive experience(!), it depends upon the skill of the person sticking the needle in. Some are excellent and I don't recall those particular people ever leaving the slightest of marks. Others are a bit 'hit and miss' (if you'll pardon the expression!). One male nurse in a hospital made a right mess of it, despite his being a very caring and experienced chap. In fact, he eventually had to get someone else to do it. I left with a large bruise but otherwise survived!
This makes me think of my nurse Daughter in Law, when one of the twins had to have a blood test in hospital and the junior Doctor couldn't do it my DIL veiwing her crying child said 'let me do it' took the syringe and did it instantly.
She said in hospitals many staff can't do blood tests quickly and efficiently.
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07-08-2020, 01:58 PM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

Originally Posted by Lion Queen ->
I've found it depends who does the blood test. We have 3 nurses in our practice and one of them is brilliant, she never hurts or bruises me and she always manages to find a vein. The other two aren't so good at Phlebotomy!
Originally Posted by Mags ->
Sometimes I bruise and sometimes I don’t, it depends which nurse is doing the blood test. They always have difficulty finding the vein in my arms.
Same here, but I do bruise easily as well.
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07-08-2020, 02:28 PM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

Originally Posted by Omah ->
I had a blood test yesterday - the blood was drawn by a nurse that I've had before - in and out with almost no pain - today there's hardly a mark left on my arm and certainly no bruising.

In a week or so's time I will be visiting the gastroenterology department at my local hospital to have 500ml drawn for disposal - for that, the nurses use what they call "the big needle" which usually extracts the required amount in a few minutes - I recall that I had some light bruising from that when first used on my arm ..... !
For disposal? Why?
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07-08-2020, 02:38 PM
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For disposal? Why?
I have genetic haemochromatosis - too much iron in the body - drawing off blood and allowing new blood to be created reduces my iron overload.

For those newly diagnosed and young, donating blood may be an option - for me, since I fall into neither category, the disposal of my blood is the only option.
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07-08-2020, 02:42 PM
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

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I have genetic haemochromatosis - too much iron in the body - drawing off blood and allowing new blood to be created reduces my iron overload.

For those newly diagnosed and young, donating blood may be an option - for me, since I fall into neither category, the disposal of my blood is the only option.
Thanks. Very interesting. I'd never heard of that.

Still, you could use it to make some black pudding.
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Re: Blood tests & bruising.

When I donated blood there was rarely a bruise left the next day. However, the trained phlebotomist nurse at our GP's practice is hopeless. She almost always manages to leave me with a rather large bruise after drawing blood.
 
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