r/BeAmazed 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/darylandme Jun 10 '25

Can someone please explain what is happening and why it is amazing? Thanks!

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u/Monster_Pickle420 Jun 10 '25

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-CA&sca_esv=ea7b27f3c7f5bbf6&q=flying+needle+technique&docid=k56z5eO_lOtWLM&ibp=video&shndl=41&shmd=H4sIAAAAAAAA_51WS28dNRRWWd4_gGB10EhUQsltK1ARkRANfdCqD5ASaHeVr8dzx43HntieJJNVNyzYsEBs2FCxQGKB4D_1F_Qn8B17XkkRC7LIHY_tc77zfecxq-_fW4nDWge6Z3ptt_REqdIoOlSytvq4U_S1NT3dPWuVj4FuC0t3HL159dMPb179-DcVoXb8vqj6dlic6FI5KnrXxW6j8v77dR1jG_auXVNW-r6NqtyNG3t9vQ1RRC3X0jXXdCO2Knxx_Dl29vaflJ99JQ-fPeqf7z-7f-PRwe7D-8_02V2r7p9dv_nxcffN9vzFd_tG68ef3H384mH74PnNo_0Pw0d_vfu_o1mt8P93uu1VqWPYI7qFG8ojHk_O0uHhiv71b3XPedL2uNNeq0BYVM5FBENeNe5EGPzCUoDH1igRFElno5CRXv_6G3lx1opTZW5tG6HNavW0FpHA3uuXv3hFQSmOAxHFWl2KKk5RcQT0-uXPJKj1SuqggTd6oS0fb1SsXUldUCVteixLLQGq9a5SgY8KA_OOQEqlgAqetCehGxK2TFi9M2v6sqco_FbFZFP4I5gLrUNUcCboIPYw6ERDoVYq7rCZnoJuOiOiSvCFlJ0Xsk98aNAMojwWwuwaXSlGJFXZeZBo9JGijXHAHZm5NT0VUdYwAypU0m_XqBNlKBxpY0A_rEfE8sFCztuu7b3e1pHu6CANIlJ-b3UIJA0geS3SvWQyZy0etI3KlgM0gJEiJoYSF9ribTO-aTvfusCKI6nW9CDCbI8z0nQlazw4V5lDZTMnrAO5ik5rjXhqEci6SMKcij7QRinL4RktdUSmig7SeX2elePbk1mqnUFmghgQpYwGGTmUShjo2VlO26uVgJTweHWH4Ak1abRVHAgdqMQX3bj-KcNh29-uD9Y0k_ZInO4MMGHSnYYl_GV4E5vM2cRK6PhiIOk1SlyHZgeXmibxYBWsedWiOSCbwIsSsk5PQSIu4UOt2x1K2RGU8LJe0-HsXNj-PyRcqLYzyDZoiiQXZTnCEL7nfWH6oEM-KcBbqigkWGiZIWbVpcChw1az7qfOH43ERN1mWjbCCCsVo6nECYAD5kj-erUqTrTH1QstMvfGCsUcpo350PL9eDZdXB4Kg6noESDXZcHJ49A4CmiBLjI14unhYn9OdTcuPPvrNgGK8YVUg8VAFjsUfj679e401lRcNOf5fMp1ibKOoKE4MW57aRzMY2NE4U5my-wQKsSeMmmDh9EhUmfkb4TKRZliThuugh4lKrFYlm-Bzuttuk5F4yBs2qFC29DCTV4M4Dl29MbYGyaywwZeouWgoWYuZI2KUBYtPlO_hIqwRCPOkxrp7aVgk71ED5JrcsgzByE1mBx1amnMEsqi7GskZsj0t5WTHZ7RPeXR8H5o5_MwKMbGX3rujIiYp8U0DQqJFsA3Ri8VUKEXO5nkyqtkFEehOLJC2xo9OtYyJcDCUyMA0YPpYXQgUg4CQ4HJTA5kreQRpyXaM4-UotHSuxkNRzHPrHwHDlkhZ0fwiwMzklp5hzZT8PyIwiQWa12WyopUMcm70fguqdDzAjrHYG2YaJNMA5FDDNNuhgLR-FbimXsT7_BjRI-3MZfPGE32VqMrptGUJ9O0e-6sWuLPd5OsiZgxhvwLKk-5iKH3oGOObTAakD2hSl8Di-dR0jwg8e3B_FQQaSIZHuGMR-rIBnezKYvyIiW_OEnGR_RTzeELwNnRkUUW5zspJVuvWez8mTBrzAkxrwYR5grKqbc40Pmw3B_7QmI3ed44xwEgSZwfoXC0XJyLRIdYi2St0sdT9j6XzZyIixRPCEZgI-I55ov1pO2LPEpbz58gUl3OlSx0i6TYAHCDckkfNlmEAcdkvONy2463M4Js4HLdjjcvdpdxOU4Ey2m07KNv94upuuaYhkPZcWYmTbq363PAm8sBZx26aVzyOpiaevHQidNr1OXZH1deXvnznX8AlgYyWogMAAA&shmds=v1_AdeF8KiubAxCiWW1LOxj24W6wLN0oLhUVY_ET_lqtP3PjvnmxA&source=sh/x/vid/m1/2&kgs=e5cc3ea0504cc7fc#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:24421911,vid:q6Az-8HUmcE,st:0

Why is it so long?!?!šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/Jon_E_Dad Jun 10 '25

Use this link from YouTube’s share feature: https://youtu.be/q6Az-8HUmcE?si=Ig_O5KH-3kspYHn8

Seems like you copy-pasted the URL bar after arriving there from Google, which is now including all of the monetized ways that it got you there.

Definitely the best link though, makes it clear that this is a technique that they practice on a practice board.

At the same time, what they would need to do to actually convince any Vascular Access Teams at Mayo to start is the percentage of ā€œmissed sticksā€ or ā€œreplacements.ā€

Looks nice on video when you do it right, but top health systems prefer to have high successful stick rates without patient or staff injuries, not a slick technique that works some of the time.

Older link, but these rates are very closely tracked in the US as a basic metric of whether your health system knows WTF it is doing or not: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9663188/

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u/Axthen Jun 11 '25

I lost all faith in the US medical system when I learned how long it took for the US to accept the now standard treatment for stomach ulcers: antibiotics instead of open surgery, which my sister unfortunately fell victim too (She has chronic GI issues as a complication of the surgery now.)