2007-01-17 15:14:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
bruises can happen for a number of reasons, from blood leaking out under the skin to rough handling of the needle or "digging". One way to avoid bruising is to withdraw the needle and to put gauze on it immediately and hold it there for 30 seconds or more. That prevents blood from leaking out and forming a bruise.
2007-01-17 15:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by vamedic4 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You got a lot of good help with this question, and I agree that after the needle is withdrawn, apply direct pressure with a sterile gauze pad, elevate the arm a little and by all means don't let the phlebotomist bend your arm to hold the gauze in place. This does not stop the bleeding and you will have a nasty bruise. As everyone else said, bruises will heal in a matter of days, and if you can, get out into the sun...the blood under the skin absorbs faster in sunlight.
2007-01-17 15:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by bflogal77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine bruises as I'm on blood thinner medication....but sometimes ppls arm bruises cuz a) they didn't apply enough pressure for a few minutes on their arm..or b) they lifted things with that same arm that blood was taken from.
2007-01-18 05:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by friskymisty01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is common. the bruising consequences from interest or circulation of the attempt section with out first waiting for the vein to clot and the floor. The needle makes a hollow in the floor and in the vein. maximum circumstances whilst people see that the floor has a clot they're going to do away with stress or exchange into energetic before the vein has had a gamble to clot. The vein will bleed and effect in a bruise. to evade, save stress on website for 2 minutes. If the attempt website is your mid arm, do not bend on the elbow, save your arm at as quickly as for the two minutes with stress on the positioning.
2016-12-16 07:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bruising is merely blood beneath the skin. when you fall or bump yourself you break many small blood vessels beneath the surface of the skin. eventually the blood is reabsorbed by the body and the buise goes away. when you give or draw blood, the piercing of the skin by the needle again breaks many tiny blood vessels and brusing occurs. the skill of the technician goes along way towards eliminating the bruising.
2007-01-17 15:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by Katy F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This happens because when they draw blood they insert the needle into the vein and when the needle is pulled out the vein will continue to bleed for a while the best way to prevent this from happening is to apply firm pressure to the area for about ten min.
2007-01-17 15:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by Amy T 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's blood leaking into the skin tissue from the needle insertion site. You can really minimize this by applying firm pressure to the site for about 2 minutes after the needle is removed.
2007-01-17 15:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bruise on you arm is cause by internal bleeding form the vein they poked. Sometimes it take a little bit for you body to form a clott to stop the bleeding.
2007-01-17 15:19:05 · answer #8 · answered by Pharm D 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mine only bruised when the person who put the needle in me wiggled it around! It depends on who sticks you.
2007-01-17 15:17:14 · answer #9 · answered by kewte_kewpie 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It can do and quite bad looking sometimes after a couple of days but then it begins to disappear very rapidly.
2007-01-17 15:19:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋