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What Causes Pain And Numbness In Arm After Drawing Blood?

My daughter donated blood today and while she was donating blood the blood was not flowing like it should so the person taking the blood started moving the needle inside her arm. And cause serve pain. Right now she is complaining that her arm hurts and it is hard to move with out pain. There is some numbness and tingling she said.
Mon, 17 Feb 2020
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Hello,

The blood tapping needle is of wide bore gauge around 24 or 26 size and hence it is common for some sort of pain and discomfort for a period of half an hour or so. Application of ice over the needle insertion site helps great. If the pain, tingling, numbness remains beyond a period of 1 hour, immediately consult his physician or blood tapping team for further guidance. Congratulate her for donating blood and providing humanity approach for those needy persons in the world. She should feel proud that she has saved someone`s life through her blood components.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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What Causes Pain And Numbness In Arm After Drawing Blood?

Hello, The blood tapping needle is of wide bore gauge around 24 or 26 size and hence it is common for some sort of pain and discomfort for a period of half an hour or so. Application of ice over the needle insertion site helps great. If the pain, tingling, numbness remains beyond a period of 1 hour, immediately consult his physician or blood tapping team for further guidance. Congratulate her for donating blood and providing humanity approach for those needy persons in the world. She should feel proud that she has saved someone`s life through her blood components. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon