March 09, 2018, 03:19 PM
SeaCliffDoes anyone else have a strong reaction to needles?
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Originally posted by NavyGuy:
I recall in Navy Boot Camp they lined us up for blood draw. It was 3 or so lines of guys. When your turn came up you stood there and put your arm over a wooden bench about chest high and the guy on the other side would stick a needle in and draw blood. A good portion of recruits passed out. Fortunately I didn't. I'd learn beforehand to not watch the needle going in and the blood coming out.
Most phlebotomists today are able to enter a vein and draw blood with out any pain or discomfort. The key for those sensitive to this procedure is don't watch.
For me, I've been stuck so many times it's a non issue. I laugh and tell jokes with the tech doing blood draws and watching the whole thing is not a big deal.
For me was the Guns. Walked to table 2 shots in both arms with needles, walked to next table 2 shots with the guns.
Many would move and end up bleeding like a faucet with those Guns, and many that passed out.
March 09, 2018, 04:13 PM
NavyGuyquote:
For me was the Guns. Walked to table 2 shots in both arms with needles, walked to next table 2 shots with the guns.
Yes, I remember the guns. They actually forced the liquid through the skin by way of very high pressure air. It needed to stay firmly against the skin or it would tear and make a mess. They hurt like hell but at least it only lasted a few seconds if all went correctly, and then, there was no needle for people to be afraid of.
March 09, 2018, 04:26 PM
Pipe SmokerI’d bet that acupuncture would help the “fear of needles” syndrome.
March 09, 2018, 04:55 PM
mark60I like watching the needle go in when I give blood.
March 09, 2018, 05:24 PM
flesheatingvirusI'm a Type 1 diabetic, so no issues with needles. Getting a spinal tap did suck, though.