while trying to draw blood/put in an IV?
2006-08-08 12:37:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
A vein is like a tube and he probably went all the way through it causing a hematoma (a bruise). So now there are 2 needle sized holes in the vein. It isn't very serious and will heal, but in the mean time a different vein must be used.
2006-08-08 12:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by petlover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I popped a vein." Means that the vein being accessed is no longer good for IV or to draw blood because of several factors: the vein may be fragile and may have punctured during access, the vein may have moved during insertion of the needle, the vein may be torturous (convoluted).
2006-08-08 12:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by tranquil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they screwed up & have to find another vein to draw from. They usually say "it rolled" or "I blew the vein"
2006-08-08 12:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vein is right on the surface.
2006-08-08 12:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he popped ur vain
2006-08-08 12:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my god!! don't know. doesn't sound good at all
2006-08-08 12:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-08 12:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋