What are some tips for having blood drawn without pain?

Everyone has had the experience of having blood drawn. For most adult men, they generally do not have much reaction to blood drawing and can face it calmly. However, many children and women are more afraid of blood drawing. Many people think that blood drawing is too painful. In fact, this is most likely caused by psychological factors. Therefore, if you want to have blood drawn without pain, the most important thing is to adjust yourself psychologically. If you want to have blood drawn without pain, there are also the following tips.

Tips for having blood drawn without pain:

1

Choosing the right location for acupuncture will not hurt

Have you ever felt a sharp pain when you pricked your fingertips? In fact, it is best to avoid fingertips when giving acupuncture. The nerve endings in the fingertips are particularly sensitive and can cause more pain than other parts of the fingers.

A light prick is lighter than a mosquito kiss.

Experience of long-term diabetics: There are few nerve endings on the sides of the fingertips, and there are abundant blood vessels on both sides with sufficient blood. Therefore, choosing to prick the side of the fingertip can reduce pain and facilitate blood collection.

2

Take turns drawing blood and avoid piercing the same area

Many diabetics have a bad habit: repeatedly taking blood samples from one or a few areas. This will cause trauma to the area where blood is repeatedly drawn and cause pain. It is recommended to draw blood from different positions of the ten fingers in turn.

Experience of long-term diabetics: If the frequency of blood collection is not high, you can choose to use the ring finger, middle finger and little finger for blood collection, because these three fingers have relatively less activity and are less likely to be infected after blood collection.

3

Finger cleaning without alcohol

It is generally not recommended to use alcohol for disinfection because alcohol is a strong irritant. The residual alcohol will not only irritate the wound at the injection site and cause pain, but also affect the accuracy of blood sugar measurement.

Compared with stimulating alcohol, washing is healthier

4

Kneading and massaging make blood collection easier

Experience of veteran diabetics: For the fingers that are to be acupunctured, rub and massage from the base to the fingertips several times to make them warm and engorged with blood, then lower your arms to help the fingertips fill with blood. In this way, later on, only a shallow prick and a small wound are needed to easily obtain enough blood for measurement. At the same time, rubbing and massaging your fingers can cause numbness in the fingertips, which can reduce pain.

5

Choose the appropriate blood collection pen scale

The scale on the lancing pen refers to the depth to which the tip of the needle penetrates the skin, and there are generally 1 to 5 scales to choose from. The appropriate blood collection scale can reduce the wound surface on the finger and reduce the pain while ensuring smooth blood collection.

Experience of elderly diabetics: Children and women have delicate skin on their fingertips, so they can choose a scale of 1 to 3; men and the elderly have thicker skin, so they can choose a scale of 3 to 5.

After sharing the experience of our predecessors, if you find it helpful, you might as well try it in actual operation.