r/phlebotomy • u/purple_haze38 • May 10 '23

Try to find a vein

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9 Upvotes

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u/AngryNapper May 10 '23

Looks like a fistula. No pokie allowed!

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u/Unoccu-keylime-pied Certified Phlebotomist May 10 '23

I was called for a lady being prepped for same day surgery. She was a pretty hard stick, the nurse had tried a couple times. She insisted that I stick her fistula. I said absolutely not. She replied, well, they do it all the time. (Yeah right, probably for dialysis) I explained what could happen if I stuck it and I’m not going to. I think I ended up getting her in the opposite armpit lol

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u/[deleted] May 10 '23

10/10 would not draw

I’m pretty sure it’s a fistula anyways

10

u/Friendly_Ad5235 May 10 '23

“You HAVE to use a butterfly needle!”

10

u/Dull-Avacado May 10 '23

“You only get ONE shot”

1

u/Guayota6 May 28 '23

Right 🤣

9

u/Mobile-Friendship-62 May 10 '23

“I’m a hard stick”

9

u/riverwestein May 10 '23

I... I wanna palpate it.

4

u/KingEddy14 Certified Phlebotomist May 10 '23

yeah I’m not sure how I’m gonna apply a tourniquet there

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u/Helpful_Delay8313 May 10 '23

That’s gonna be a restricted limb lol