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!

10.2k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

964 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

723

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.

603

u/Devil2960 Jun 10 '25

I could see it helping to prevent nerves. Just a sudden flick, and it's over with, instead of a slower insertion.

1

u/Scared-Operation-789 Jun 11 '25

so useless?

2

u/Devil2960 Jun 11 '25

Most of the time I am, yes.

3

u/Scared-Operation-789 Jun 11 '25

im on reddit too