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/PositiveStress8888 Jun 10 '25

Check out this video from this search, flying needle technique https://g.co/kgs/Qa2GMMQ

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u/Background_Humor5838 Jun 10 '25

Ok but what is the purpose of this technique? Why not just place the needle normally? As a professional in the field, I'm genuinely curious. I've taken blood from patients a million times and even though this could be very accurate with practice, I'm confused about why it is better than just placing the needle because there will always be some risk of missing.

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u/Delicious_Algae_8283 Jun 10 '25

As someone with a strong vasovagal response, this would help a lot. The pulling and pushing and taking seconds to get it in makes it worse. If it were instant like this, it would be easier to suppress the response.

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u/Background_Humor5838 Jun 10 '25

That's very true! It's certainly an impressive technique