Regular insertion is not slow anyway. Even if it is slower than this, with proper technique, the patient won't feel anything. Edit: before you down vote me, please read this whole comment first and consider reading my other replies as well. I'm not saying it isn't painful for most people. IT ABSOLUTELY IS, but my point is that it SHOULDN'T be. A painless blood draw is possible and unfortunately most people have a negative experience. In a perfect circumstance, it can absolutely be completely painless but people are not perfect all the time and most commonly a slight pinch is felt.The medical community needs to continuously strive to do better, myself included. Edit again: Idk how to explain this any better. Your pain and experience is valid and real. I never said anything to the contrary.
Ya it's not slow ot place a line, my avg time was <40 sec from setup I think, this also is only for straight draws, no catheter placement which is the harder part of IV's for me.
Thank you. Takes me a couple seconds to insert a butterfly so throwing it at the patient seems unnecessary lol but some people said they've had this done and it was an amazing experience so I guess it has some purpose.
I would assume it would make relatively thin easy to hit people a few seconds faster and without pain, it's an interesting technique but rarely is a blood draw an "I can't miss this" situation, vs a butterfly 22ga in the right wrist because you absolutely gotta have something on this 600lb'er for access because your IO won't reach the bone. Also, am I the only motherfucker that has to feel every single vein even if I can see it?
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u/Background_Humor5838 Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 11 '25
Regular insertion is not slow anyway. Even if it is slower than this, with proper technique, the patient won't feel anything. Edit: before you down vote me, please read this whole comment first and consider reading my other replies as well. I'm not saying it isn't painful for most people. IT ABSOLUTELY IS, but my point is that it SHOULDN'T be. A painless blood draw is possible and unfortunately most people have a negative experience. In a perfect circumstance, it can absolutely be completely painless but people are not perfect all the time and most commonly a slight pinch is felt.The medical community needs to continuously strive to do better, myself included. Edit again: Idk how to explain this any better. Your pain and experience is valid and real. I never said anything to the contrary.