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/MarionberryPlus8474 Jun 10 '25

Many years ago I used to get allergy shots. There was a nurse who would put the needle in almost like you would throw a dart, and then shift grip to use the plunger. It was strange and alarming when I first saw it but I had to admit it was the most painless shot at‘d had in a long time. That’s completely different than trying to hit a vessel to draw blood, though.

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u/blind_lemon410 Jun 11 '25

Student nurse here. We are actually taught to use the dart style technique when giving most non-IV injections.

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u/lvl3SewerRat Jun 11 '25

But don't you have to be in a vein to draw blood? If I just threw this into my butt, would it magically find a vein?

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u/blind_lemon410 Jun 11 '25

Yes you need to be in a vein to draw blood, unless you are doing an arterial draw (from an artery).

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u/lvl3SewerRat Jun 11 '25

So is this video just AI or...?

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u/blind_lemon410 Jun 11 '25

I don’t know. I don’t know enough about drawing blood or I.V.s to confirm or refute this post.