Blood Letting Semi Disaster

[< <Samson> >]

Well, this is def a first for me


So, nothing too out of the ordinary - started my usual procedure - 18ga 1.5" spike to air line tubing into a one litre bottle with a tiny bit of vacuum applied


Out of nowhere within about one min or so of starting my vein began to swell and form something that resembles a bubble or a bulge about a 1/4" up from the injection site.

Onto the next arm - same shit, but even faster. 2nd arm's vein just began to swell


WTF?!

Out of the more than half dozen home self blood lettings I have never had this issue

[NACH3]

You use a tourniquet or a cuff?

Was either of the above to close to the venipuncture?

[Bonaparte]

You just blew the vein. This happens when you damage the vein in some way and blood leaks into the interstitial space. Pretty easy to do with a straight stick (i.e. an actual needle vs an IV catheter). Either you over inserted or the needle backed out of the vein. Using too much cuff/tourniquet pressure will increase the chance of blowing a vein. It'll heal and you can try again once the bruise leaves.

[< <Samson> >]

You just blew the vein. This happens when you damage the vein in some way and blood leaks into the interstitial space. Pretty easy to do with a straight stick (i.e. an actual needle vs an IV catheter). Either you over inserted or the needle backed out of the vein. Using too much cuff/tourniquet pressure will increase the chance of blowing a vein. It'll heal and you can try again once the bruise leaves.

Thank you sir - I was hoping to hear your input on this.



And thankfully it didn't leave a nasty monster sized bruise on my arm.

[Strongblood]

Holy crap Samson! If that had happened to me I would of s__t myself! So to much cuff pressure causes this? And what about the needle?

[kelkel]

You just blew the vein. This happens when you damage the vein in some way and blood leaks into the interstitial space. Pretty easy to do with a straight stick (i.e. an actual needle vs an IV catheter). Either you over inserted or the needle backed out of the vein. Using too much cuff/tourniquet pressure will increase the chance of blowing a vein. It'll heal and you can try again once the bruise leaves.

Really great info.

[< <Samson> >]

Holy crap Samson! If that had happened to me I would of s__t myself! So to much cuff pressure causes this? And what about the needle?

Shit bro,

Not much bugs me any more

After squirting blood 2'+ out of my delt, along with a full on 90% bent needle by my delt - not much gets to me


But, blowing veins is still a new one


But, again - thx 4 the info

[Strongblood]

Thanks for the info Samson. I'm learning more and more everyday. Before joining this forum I thought I knew something about AAS. But since I've been here I have realized that I knew little to nothing about AAS! Thank again and be well.

[Bonaparte]

Even experienced medical professionals blow veins on a regular basis. It's one of the more common ways to mess up an IV stick and pretty easy to do on people with weak, hardened, or squiggly veins. We just tape a piece of gauze over the spot and try again elsewhere.

[poppz]

That shits scary.

[Splifton]

Out of curiosity what region where you using for the injection site?

Do you frequently use the same site? Scar tissue tends to be less malleable than it's former tissue structure. I'd say 75% of my collapsed veins were due to overusing specific sites regardless of practicing sterile I.V injection procedures and trying to use proper technique.

Also, I had much more success with substituting the use of a tourniquet in exchange for making sure I had optimal hydration prior to intravenous introductions of hypodermic needles. Maximum volume of blood ensures the utmost visibility for surface vascularity in my experience.