r/BeAmazed • u/New_Libran • Jun 10 '25

Skill / Talent Chinese nurses use this technique called "flying needle" to draw blood

Blink and miss it!

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u/darylandme Jun 10 '25

Can someone please explain what is happening and why it is amazing? Thanks!

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u/Monster_Pickle420 Jun 10 '25

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-CA&sca_esv=ea7b27f3c7f5bbf6&q=flying+needle+technique&docid=k56z5eO_lOtWLM&ibp=video&shndl=41&shmd=H4sIAAAAAAAA_51WS28dNRRWWd4_gGB10EhUQsltK1ARkRANfdCqD5ASaHeVr8dzx43HntieJJNVNyzYsEBs2FCxQGKB4D_1F_Qn8B17XkkRC7LIHY_tc77zfecxq-_fW4nDWge6Z3ptt_REqdIoOlSytvq4U_S1NT3dPWuVj4FuC0t3HL159dMPb179-DcVoXb8vqj6dlic6FI5KnrXxW6j8v77dR1jG_auXVNW-r6NqtyNG3t9vQ1RRC3X0jXXdCO2Knxx_Dl29vaflJ99JQ-fPeqf7z-7f-PRwe7D-8_02V2r7p9dv_nxcffN9vzFd_tG68ef3H384mH74PnNo_0Pw0d_vfu_o1mt8P93uu1VqWPYI7qFG8ojHk_O0uHhiv71b3XPedL2uNNeq0BYVM5FBENeNe5EGPzCUoDH1igRFElno5CRXv_6G3lx1opTZW5tG6HNavW0FpHA3uuXv3hFQSmOAxHFWl2KKk5RcQT0-uXPJKj1SuqggTd6oS0fb1SsXUldUCVteixLLQGq9a5SgY8KA_OOQEqlgAqetCehGxK2TFi9M2v6sqco_FbFZFP4I5gLrUNUcCboIPYw6ERDoVYq7rCZnoJuOiOiSvCFlJ0Xsk98aNAMojwWwuwaXSlGJFXZeZBo9JGijXHAHZm5NT0VUdYwAypU0m_XqBNlKBxpY0A_rEfE8sFCztuu7b3e1pHu6CANIlJ-b3UIJA0geS3SvWQyZy0etI3KlgM0gJEiJoYSF9ribTO-aTvfusCKI6nW9CDCbI8z0nQlazw4V5lDZTMnrAO5ik5rjXhqEci6SMKcij7QRinL4RktdUSmig7SeX2elePbk1mqnUFmghgQpYwGGTmUShjo2VlO26uVgJTweHWH4Ak1abRVHAgdqMQX3bj-KcNh29-uD9Y0k_ZInO4MMGHSnYYl_GV4E5vM2cRK6PhiIOk1SlyHZgeXmibxYBWsedWiOSCbwIsSsk5PQSIu4UOt2x1K2RGU8LJe0-HsXNj-PyRcqLYzyDZoiiQXZTnCEL7nfWH6oEM-KcBbqigkWGiZIWbVpcChw1az7qfOH43ERN1mWjbCCCsVo6nECYAD5kj-erUqTrTH1QstMvfGCsUcpo350PL9eDZdXB4Kg6noESDXZcHJ49A4CmiBLjI14unhYn9OdTcuPPvrNgGK8YVUg8VAFjsUfj679e401lRcNOf5fMp1ibKOoKE4MW57aRzMY2NE4U5my-wQKsSeMmmDh9EhUmfkb4TKRZliThuugh4lKrFYlm-Bzuttuk5F4yBs2qFC29DCTV4M4Dl29MbYGyaywwZeouWgoWYuZI2KUBYtPlO_hIqwRCPOkxrp7aVgk71ED5JrcsgzByE1mBx1amnMEsqi7GskZsj0t5WTHZ7RPeXR8H5o5_MwKMbGX3rujIiYp8U0DQqJFsA3Ri8VUKEXO5nkyqtkFEehOLJC2xo9OtYyJcDCUyMA0YPpYXQgUg4CQ4HJTA5kreQRpyXaM4-UotHSuxkNRzHPrHwHDlkhZ0fwiwMzklp5hzZT8PyIwiQWa12WyopUMcm70fguqdDzAjrHYG2YaJNMA5FDDNNuhgLR-FbimXsT7_BjRI-3MZfPGE32VqMrptGUJ9O0e-6sWuLPd5OsiZgxhvwLKk-5iKH3oGOObTAakD2hSl8Di-dR0jwg8e3B_FQQaSIZHuGMR-rIBnezKYvyIiW_OEnGR_RTzeELwNnRkUUW5zspJVuvWez8mTBrzAkxrwYR5grKqbc40Pmw3B_7QmI3ed44xwEgSZwfoXC0XJyLRIdYi2St0sdT9j6XzZyIixRPCEZgI-I55ov1pO2LPEpbz58gUl3OlSx0i6TYAHCDckkfNlmEAcdkvONy2463M4Js4HLdjjcvdpdxOU4Ey2m07KNv94upuuaYhkPZcWYmTbq363PAm8sBZx26aVzyOpiaevHQidNr1OXZH1deXvnznX8AlgYyWogMAAA&shmds=v1_AdeF8KiubAxCiWW1LOxj24W6wLN0oLhUVY_ET_lqtP3PjvnmxA&source=sh/x/vid/m1/2&kgs=e5cc3ea0504cc7fc#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:24421911,vid:q6Az-8HUmcE,st:0

Why is it so long?!?!😂😂

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u/DavidLorenz Jun 10 '25

That’s quite the link you’ve got there ;D

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u/Monster_Pickle420 Jun 10 '25

Thanks, I pasted it myself😏

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u/Jibber_Fight Jun 11 '25

Must’ve taken ages to write down all those characters and type them back out!

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u/CriminalCrime1 Jun 10 '25

HAHAHAHA What the hell

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u/be4u4get Jun 10 '25

That’s what she said

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u/Jon_E_Dad Jun 10 '25

Use this link from YouTube’s share feature: https://youtu.be/q6Az-8HUmcE?si=Ig_O5KH-3kspYHn8

Seems like you copy-pasted the URL bar after arriving there from Google, which is now including all of the monetized ways that it got you there.

Definitely the best link though, makes it clear that this is a technique that they practice on a practice board.

At the same time, what they would need to do to actually convince any Vascular Access Teams at Mayo to start is the percentage of “missed sticks” or “replacements.”

Looks nice on video when you do it right, but top health systems prefer to have high successful stick rates without patient or staff injuries, not a slick technique that works some of the time.

Older link, but these rates are very closely tracked in the US as a basic metric of whether your health system knows WTF it is doing or not: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9663188/

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u/Monster_Pickle420 Jun 10 '25

Very interesting

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u/Axthen Jun 11 '25

I lost all faith in the US medical system when I learned how long it took for the US to accept the now standard treatment for stomach ulcers: antibiotics instead of open surgery, which my sister unfortunately fell victim too (She has chronic GI issues as a complication of the surgery now.)

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u/mctankles Jun 11 '25

I feel like the link is longer than the explanation.

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u/Monster_Pickle420 Jun 11 '25

Poke, poke, poke... yep, you were right.

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u/VortexMagus Jun 11 '25

Here is an article on the technique that was posted further up:
https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2401231099/

Essentially, putting in a needle to catch a vein is one of the more common and difficult parts of nursing (and being a paramedic).

For patients with small, elastic, or difficult to find veins, even experienced nurses can struggle a lot with them, necessitating multiple pokes, bruising, and quite a bit of pain as nurses attempt to find the vein and miss it etc.

This is a technique that is very fast and pain-free, which is good for the patient. It also has none of the big ceremonial leadup that many nurses use today are trained with - often they'll use a tourniquet to block off blood flow and make the veins more prominent. They'll also feel around for a vein and use their finger to hold the vein steady so the needle goes directly in.

I think most nurses would kill to learn this technique properly. It requires a specific kind of needle, a whole fuckton of practice, and an almost psychic-like knowledge of where the patient's veins are.