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/GorgeousGorgeousitie Jun 10 '25

This is a butterfly needle. Their use in the US is for hand draws typically. That's the way I was trained, anyway.

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u/Background_Humor5838 Jun 10 '25

You can technically use a butterfly anywhere but the throwing technique is what is foreign to me. Very interesting technique.