• Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 months ago

    You’d be surprised, some people’s veins are what a phlebotomist would call “rolly” and move when they attempt to insert the needle. someone else can probably explain better than me.

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      8 months ago

      I’m a phlebotomist and this is correct, there’s also many other factors that can result in missing a vein, dehydration being the biggest factor and even just the size of the vein.

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      8 months ago

      With me it even depends on the arm. I get my blood checked yearly and they always try the right arm first by default, and they’re always struggling to find a suitable vein near the surface. Then I offer them to try my left arm and it’s done within 10 seconds.