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/RiotDesign Jun 10 '25

I actually had a nurse explain to me during a blood draw that the pain people usually feel is from the alcohol swab that they do before entering with the needle. She showed me by waiting a good bit after the swab (I assume to let it evaporate a lot) and then putting the needle in and to my surprise it was one of the only times I didn't feel pain.

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u/Rso1wA Jun 10 '25

Same way with vaccinations. I found a guy at Walmart who would actually swab it and then blow on it or use paper to fan it before giving me the shot. Practically painless. So all the other people I guess just don’t care, which really really sucks.

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u/Quirky_Ask_5165 Jun 10 '25

I'd say they don't know. That's not something they teach in nursing school or where I originally learned, Army Medic training. They glance over letting it dry to kill the most microorganisms. Nothing mentioned about preventing pain.

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u/Rso1wA Jun 10 '25

Preventing pain is always a good idea-in big and small ways, IMO🤓