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/SecretWitness8251 Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

Hi, I'm a vascular access nurse. What in the voodoo shit is this? Gonna need a link because this is gonna need to be my next case study.

Cannot comprehend. Maybe a magnet behind the elbow but how TF does it go directly into the middle of the vessel? Maybe the video is shot in reverse.. no clue.

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Have since seen numerous videos on this technique and although cool, I will NOT be adopting this into my practice.

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u/Cerberusx32 Jun 11 '25

Would you say they also did a poor job of sterilizing the area too?

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u/SecretWitness8251 Jun 11 '25

Looks like povidone/iodine, I cover a much larger area than I need. Different standards of practice I guess. Her area was quite small but most likely effective. However povidone/iodine has a much longer dry time than a chlorhexidine/alcohol prep. But I bet she didn't die from that lab stick ;)