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What Causes Numbness And Pain After Blood Draw?
Hi, I have done a blood test yesterday .and while the nurse trying to draw my blood ,I felt numbness goes from my hand up to my forearm with too little blood have been drawn with difficulty. The nurse stopped taking the sample and removed the needle rapidly when I told her there is pain and numbness. Now, l have small bruise at puncture site ( at elbow level), and a lot of random red lines spread in my arm ( from elbow to shoulder level. I m 15 weeks pregnant .I need your help please. Thank you so much
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
Numbness while drawing blood is due to tourniquet applied over upper arm for making veins prominent.Streaks if red colour appearing over upper arm are due to micro leakage from the blood vessels.
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