my first blood draw in class!! scary!!

[aventura3000]

i was also taking this class and i was so scared ! who wants some one with no experience practicing on you? right? but its not so bad and my partner was great, he practiced on me twice that day. i have videos to on my channel =)

[Chulalilloca2]

you gotta start somewhere right?!? im about to go through this same training im a little nerous about the drawing of blood and me getting sticked cause i dont like the needles lol.

[BITEmeBARBIE84]

I'm a Phlebotomist only 19 started when i was 18 i get round 22 an hour casual 17 permanent part time but it could be diff in other countries i'm in Aus and she looked like she jabbed dat in ouch much

[nickanddevinyeah]

how much do phlebbotomist make

[rosacuore15]

Good job.

[Devysbaby]

oh it's jus a tiny needle lmao ;D

[JanicaPeterson]

I just started Medical Assistant school 2 weeks ago, I am getting my AAS degree in it, instead of the 1 year diploma, and this is my first semester... I have all my gen ed classes already done so instead of graduating in 2 years from now with my degree, I will graduate summer of 2012... I have phlebotomy right now, and we have been practicing on "dummy" arms, will do that again this coming week, then in our 4th week of class we begin drawing on each other.... I too am excited but nervous!!!

[jgmorris1981]

I think you did a great job for your first try. I'm currently taking phlebotomy training and I'm so excited yet nervous. I hope I do as good as a job as you did when I do my first stick the first week of sept.

[kellyludwin]

We started doing it in class recently. I am getting used to watching the needle go into my arm and not having to look away, but I am not used to doing it yet. So far I have only drawn blood three times.

[ajsonyx]

I get to draw blood on people this year... I had to watch these videos to get myself used to the concept that drawing blood isn't nasty.

[akm72087]

Okay this blood draw is terrible and I can count about 10 mistakes..

[hansjoshuacheong]

Her friend: OMG OMG I can't watch your pulling too much blood from meh!

Her: Yea so? It's for my test XD

Her friend: -feints-

Her: Goodie maybe I can do an IV on her when she's sleeping

[Magyc468]

Awesome for it being your first time!

[Lolorolopolomint]

did she have the magic cream on so it didnt hurt as much?

[sadface0]

guys, your reading comprehension is amazing... IT. WAS. HER. FIRST. TIME.

btw do all phlebotomy courses require you to practice on real people?

[SSJDavidasX]

@sadface0 I know mine does, but I'm pretty sure most if not all do

[RichardXV250]

This actually wasn't a bad first attempt, she's not holding the hub correctly, but all in all it was effective. You do NOT have the have the tube in the hub at the start, that's just an option, if you're taking more then one tube of blood you have to be able to place the tube into the hub without moving the needle anyway so this is good practice.

[AleksandraBitola]

this is all wrong...

[jc88fan]

hey mate, there's always a first time.

[EXCLUSIVEDISSES]

THIS WAS DONE WRONG THE TUBE IS ALREADY IN THE HOLDER ONCE IT GOES INTO THE VEIN YOU PUSH IT IN..

[ashikadil19]

Where is this? Im in melbourne , australia and we only get dummies to practice on. Was it your first time ever taking blood or have you practiced on dummies?I just noticed you had a fair bit of guidance from the instructors

[helenheil]

you did great for a first time. it takes a while to become proficient. practice will make you much better.

[jwalker1226]

very good for ur first time.. Stop apologizing though your poking someone with a needle it's going to hurt.. her facial expression when you slid your tube in showed that you hurt her then a bit.. which means you let the needle move when you inserted but very well done for your first time i'm sure your a pro by now since this was in 2008

[boricua7788]

@jwalker1226 yup thats ture people always ask if its going to hurt i say it might its a needle can't promise anything

[leahbobia03]

Ohhhh stfu about the tourniquet already.....shes learning.

[NaturalBeauty86]

i toko a phlebotomy class and i never got anything when we had to do it on our partner haha...i never did get to start my clinicals...i passed the calss and was certified but i didnt have enough time to do clinicals....the program lasted longer than i thought and i had to go back to school.....im thinkin about startin a med lab tech program

[notyouraveragesmitty]

did nobody read that this was her FIRST blood draw? jesus.

[medicalterrylove2]

@notyouraveragesmitty don't you take up for her and baby her!!!! who cares if this is her first time sticking. in the medical field you will not get sympathy so don't show her symphathy. my first time sticking someone in school i was 100% sucessful WHY???? because i had a teacher who laid the law down and was very very very stricked with us for 7 hours mon-fri we were going over the procedures on each other. she did a good job but can do much better so don't baby her

[ashleylobben]

@medicalterrylove2

Apparently she wasn't too "STRICKED" with your spelling. Get a dictionary and learn to spell. I show no "SYMPHATHY" for you either.

[medicalterrylove2]

@ashleylobben WHAT??? hahaha i laughed at your 3rd grade comment. don't get mad because you got told the truth and by the way truth hurts dosen't it. this video has nothing to do with spelling hun. my comment hit home and you know it. so there for don't try and change the subject now hun you got told the truth suck it up and keep it movin.

[ashleylobben]

@medicalterrylove2

lol wasn't getting mad. just pointing out your own stupidity. i could careless about the video. have a nice day! :)

[atthean]

ok for starts the tourniquet was on for over the 60 seconds. then the girl needs to anchor ALOT better. putting the draw tube in and out is hard but the needle should NOT move, hence the anchoring. i am sooooo glad that i had good ppl in my class to draw my blood and i am good as well. if you came near me with a needle i would run screaming my head off. more practice.

[ashikadil19]

@atthean First time , read!!!!

[JettWorship65]

The tourniquet was on far to long. You should put it on just long enough to find a vein, then remove while getting your supplies together. It was so scary for me also when I was training, but after my first couple sticks,  I was comfortable.

[NaiF0560959342]

I know this feeling

[wendy12264]

this girl is weird

[AMC4131982]

turniquet was on way too long

[CutiePieCola]

i get sick if only see a needle... :(

[broombush]

You did great, you got your stick and you got blood. I can't believe they had you do a vac draw on your first try! Usually the first draws are syringe draws, then butterfly, then vacutainer. The only thing that worried me about your draw was the length of time your tourniquet was on your partner's arm, but dang, good job!

[omgsparkle]

do people ever pretend to faint?

[vhsbcd44]

my brother's girlfriend is training to be an x-ray tech and she got her blood drawn in class. when the man was doing it he hurt her and got scared so he let go and blood was spurting everywhere! she fainted and then started siezing. scary stuff

[ImlovingMAC]

oh wow, did you shove it in there? lol

i feel bad for her, and her facial expressions show pain lol good job though

[xjay2kayx]

I think she would've went bevel down if the phlebotomist wasnt there to supervise...

[MasterOfPuppetz17]

Held a record at Wilford Hall for 120 sticks in a day, who am I?

[rknihay]

good job!!! i'm about to go into this program and hopefully get more experience dealing with neonatal and pediatrics also just to be well rounded and i cant wait.

hopefully i can be as cool as a cucumber like u ; )

[youknowhow123]

The medical consensus is that sterilising the field of venepuncture is now a matter of preference. It is not in the standard protocol of venepuncture anyway, maybe because it is virtually impossible to infect anyone with anything in venepuncture UNLESS you touch the needle tip, but only idiots would do that!

[Bexxyboop]

@youknowhow123 Better safe than sorry

[youknowhow123]

@Bexxyboop I suppose this is true Which is why its optional, but as I said the only way it could cause an infection risk is if the patient is visibly soiled (as in most of the homeless that come off the street and other debilitated patients who cannot carry out proper body hygiene - but these will be rarities and NOT hard to spot, the statistical risk of a normal hygiene patient receiving a needle stick nosocomial microbial infection is virtually impossible. OOI, do you work in healthcare? :)

[DorisErikssonisCRAZY]

does anyone have tips on NOT freaking when drawing someone's blood?

[xjay2kayx]

@DorisErikssonisCRAZY Practice... practice.. practice... preferably on somebody who's not going to freak out on you ...

[teentitansravenfan13]

when i have blood drawn they almoast aloways miss my vane

[lushflush22]

Wow she sucks at that

[luvdaboom03]

Perfect blood draw! At my school, I know it was a good feeling when I successfully completed my blood draw!!! Yay!!!

[nightwishfan06]

im 12 and im deathly afraid of needles well used to be im not afraid of shots but ive never gotten my blood drawn and DOES IT HURT im so nervous im sweating like crazy! someone plz tell me if it hurts cuz my mom is picking up the form thing right now!!! i cant even type thats how shakey my hands are

[horseygirlbethy]

@nightwishfan06 hurts a bit but not much, i had my mum do it for me and so i could shout at her for hurting me which was funny but nothing to worry about :)

[nightwishfan06]

@horseygirlbethy um a little late for that :P ive had it done three times now and it doesnt hurt at all!

[terror18100]

I want to donate some of my organ to get more money!

[robinj920]

Was the site ever disinfected??? The tech kept touching it, but I never once saw it cleaned...scary.

[robinj920]

Where's the cleansing of the site??? It was palpated several times with a gloved hand, but never cleansed again...scary.

[ImKittyMinaj]

@robinj920 i didnt see her cleanse it again after touching it either... her instructor should have reminded her to do that... or she shoulda just wiped her gloved finger tip w/ a alcohol pad

[thetechnoPIMP]

the girl in pink is cute- hit me up!

[Stephy24100]

Im in the same position. I am learning to draw blood now and I am so relieved that other people doing their first draw do some of the same things the same. It gets better but thanks to the Volunteers that let us practice on them!

[21gabbymz]

i'm in school to become a medical assistant and now we're doing phlebotomy....is scary! you did reat and if you could do it, then i can too!!!

[TheJuicyWatermelonxx]

so you practice on each other at med school?jeesh, thats sure put me off...

[buffbeck]

good job

[1990darkangel]

Wow that tourniquet was left on for a while there. For a first draw that was not bad.

[sonyhotmail16]

Wow, I would not want to be the first person that someone draws blood from...

[ZobiProductions]

omgomgomg she can look at the needle when its in her i know she's a nurse (or nurse in training) and will have to look but still i could never do that i have to look away!!!

[idellify]

her legs should be uncrossed...tisk tisk

[Catt723Lover]

well im a soon to be nursing student. i start my CNA class on march 22, 2010. girl this video gives me hope. my viens are soo small and thin. they roll and their deep. most nurses tell me that i need to grow viens and that mine are smaller than baby viens. im nervous about this part of my nursing career but this video gives me hope! you did a good job by the way! keep up the positiveness and you'll do great babe!

[geckorjdm]

poor yoshi

[filoIII]

you shouldn't have touched the site w/ your gloves after you had prepped the site unless you prep your finger. tourny on way too long. blood will hemoconcentrate

[glambert4life27]

oh god, i cant even watch. :o

[PokemonMasterSammy]

this is actually fun, I enjoyed it, what sucks is when people that have veins that tend to "roll" that can be a bit of a challenge but with the use of a butterfly and a vacutainer this is pretty simple

[LiliScarlett8]

@PokemonMasterSammy : I know exaclty what you mean with "rolling" veins... I hate those =) That's why I try it on small veins and not the very big and visible ones that "roll" !

[PokemonMasterSammy]

well I find if you "Tack" back on or above the vein like if you would on a skin test injections (tb skin test) that tends to help, just be careful not to get your self

[theclimbMILEYxox]

they just stabbed it in there! 0:47! how rude!

[keyboardmaster341]

no they didnt! the other lady was showing the person doing the test to the girl how it should go in. the needle doesnt go in until 1:19

[xJTF2x]

When they took a blood sample from me for the army the nurse couldn't find my vein, she was like digging around in there. She was kinda cute though so it was ok :)

[LiliScarlett8]

@xJTF2x : Yeah, last time I had to get my blood drawn, the nurse was at the very beginning of her career (felt like she'd almost never done that before !); she was so nervous, and I wasn't nervous at all (not afraid of needles).

She was really cute, like talking to herself "Ok, ok, it's gonna be OK" etc... =) She missed my vein like ten times, she just dug holes in my poor arms... But it was a funny experience !

[translash]

for me, finding the vein is the hardest part

[icemom09]

As a student, do you have to let them do it to you?

[Acadienne1988]

sometime

[ashley3TV]

oh woah,,,,im getting my blood drawn 4 the 15th time with in 3-4 months,,,again today @ 9:00am,,,im ALWAYS nervous,

[wkruk1979]

all this and i only make 6 hr doing this at a dr office

PLEASE tell me this is a better paid career than that

[jennmeto]

you could work for United Blood serivce. They get paid $12.00 an hour. Work 32 hours a week. They got those donor blood buses. I seen them, they look like they were made in the 1950's. Old and falling apart. You really make 6/hour at the doctor?? Are you a LPN or CNA?

[wkruk1979]

thats not a bad idea, and yes i do only make that im a CMA

[MishaArsellicLune]

ooh la la

[toink0017]

Oh My GOD! tourniquet was on her for more than a minute her arm was turning purple, yes when your drawing blood leave the tube partially inside the holder that way you'll be ready. were you wearing gloves?

[LuLu6214]

And pull the tourniquet then tube then needle tourniquet first so you dont have a back up of blood in the vein tube will finish filling then needle gause and dont forget a two point check make sure there is no bubble under the skin vein sealed and puncture site is not bleeding. Then send um on their way

[LuLu6214]

Once you uncap dont recap we had a student stick herself just throw it out lol glucose meter tests are bad enough with lancetes. But over all good job.

[swisschick86]

That looked well done to me.

[shuckyou1]

NEVER RECAP!!!!! just throw it away listed in standers by OSHA

[dboyatcha23]

Never close the safety device with your finger like that! Also, have the tube partially in the vacutainer before you push it on (makes everything smoother). All in all, good for you! I'm sure your a great phlebotomist by now.

[topdancer08]

NEVER leave the tourniquet on that long!!!

[zachb06]

WRONG!!! Tube Tourniquet needle!!! n she was holdin the needle wrong

[MishaArsellicLune]

ooh la la

[drtgreatwhites]

is This How They learn to Draw Blood?

[Charmed483]

I have had about 10,000 blood draws since I was about 5 I used to be terrfied of them I got over it. This looks like and older video I know most major hospitals and teaching schools use butterfly needles and not the big huge 30gage ones anymore. The big ones hurt to much UVA Medical Center Lab used to use the older ones now they use only butterflys to take blood from everyone. hurts less and less risk of screwing somthing up. Good that you posted the video. Very brave to let them stick ya.

[LuLu6214]

The vacutainer and butterfly infusion set are about the same butterfly is 23 gage and vacutainer is 21 gage the smaller the number the bigger the needles diameter. Blood donation like for red cross use a huge 16 gage,

[BamBam5401]

I start Clinical Lab science in the fall and hope I do half as good as you did just then.

[allymar68]

Never be scared to do anything. If you don't succeed the first time, try again until you find success. Nothing is impossible, follow your dreams! Life is all about self-improvement.

[JJsWifey08]

I start my Medical assistant classes tomorrow. Ive always been scared of needles but I love this type of work so Im going for it. If theres anything that can be said before doing needles someone please tell me

[Aditi000]

Great job!!! You did it!!! I start classes in April---I hope I can do it!!!

[michtut]

you look so nervous!!!! we have only done it on manicans! im scared!!!

[ministerbilly]

ROFL look at the color of her arm like half way into the vid, its the color of her scrub top =D

[tink1922]

the very 1st time i hd blood taken mi mum a nurse culdnt take it cuz i fainted on her twice ! :L n den i went 2 da treatment room n n gt it taken n fainted again lol since then i have hd blood taken a few more times and 2 ivs pt n and i didnt faint go me lol

[macerator15]

i guess its ok if u dont mind needles at all but you shouldnt really love them...lol

[musicfreak12555]

ur arm can swell up if they double puncture ur vein or artery

i love needles ive had soo many needles i cant feel them any more so i watch the blood coming out im like BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i also like injections as well ive had a few in the artery it doesnt hurt that much

( im 13 and a girl)

[rougejedi]

God ima start my classes in one month time.wish me luck.much respect to the allied health techs.

[44Ashley4444]

this makes me SOOOOOOOOOOO SKWEEEEEMISH!!!!!!!!!

[LisaCuddy4Ever]

Tnx. for posting this!

[iamShelbyRae]

Good job! You got it! First try and everything! Congrats!

[blkbmw750il]

she's cute

[mrschristina]

she had that in a artery not a vein blood came out way to quick and her arm swelled up like a baloon when she put it in

[justanotherfault]

mrschristina, no it was not an artery. it was a perfectly fine blood draw. the tubes are vacuum sealed so it sucks that blood out. there for it does come out fast, and also you can tell it wasnt an artery by the color of the blood. arterial blood is very bright in color for it is oxygenated.learn your facts. and for the girl doing the stick,dont ever touch the site before you put the needle in, your gloves are not sterile!the way you hold the needle would be good for plasma. thats how they do it

[Zaryo33]

hahaha :37 her feet...she looks scared

[halliezmandy]

yeah i remember having that happen

[Zaryo33]

all i can say...i hate venules

[roadie50]

thanks for being a nurse!

[osonikki2007]

i just did my first draw on friday... going to school to be a MA. its amazing how much you learn from all your first mistakes!! already, i am doing much better!!

[deedeedmr]

what is the duration of these classes? how many weeks or months does one usually have to take of a venipuncture class?

[shueln]

Im about to start mine, it should be about 16 weeks for me.

[Blackday2010]

you remind me with my first blood drawing as I was so scared...but I still have problems with buried and small viens..I wish you good luck in your job

[retrowens]

I'm not a nurse but I work for the state as a disease intervention specialist and I have to do venipuncture too. It was the one aspect of my job that I was most nervous about...I'm glad I can refer people that don't have good veins and that I'm not comfortable trying on to nurses...I always worry about missing the vein, but the hardest part really is changing the tubes...good job!

[PhlebotomistPug]

Thanks :-) I've gotten way way better now. I'm way mroe comforable and what not now. I'm enjoying it. I'll eventually go on to my LPN or RN.

[deedeedmr]

what is the duration of these classes? how many weeks or months does one usually have to take of a venipuncture class.

[wakingtwilight86]

It really depends on where you go, some are 6 months to 2 years

[vinodloyola2009]

its nice

[ruthyolsen]

Wow what school are you doing this in? You did great for your first blood draw, remember, practice makes perfect =)

[ruthyolsen]

Wow what school are you doing this in? You did great for your first blood draw, remember, practice makes perfect =)

[pocoloco2004]

i want to end up doing the same thing..any pointers??

[PhlebotomistPug]

I'm the one drawing the blood on her.

[KelliKelLee]

ha ha ha so so good. and i wanna do that... wierd

[ma3m33]

Me too. I'm getting my MA

[KelliKelLee]

wow your so nervous it's hilarious. see your foot shakin, lol that's the best whit

[JuodaPastele]

dude ure self killer and i expect u!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PhlebotomistPug]

what????

[sandyanna]

Oh what a Lucky victim... I mean volunteer.

[goatgirl08]

Wow... I would be so terrified to be either one of you! What are you training to be?

[PhlebotomistPug]

hahaha I'm training to be a Phlebotomist (learning how to draw blood). I eventually want to to an RN.

[goatgirl08]

LOL I sorta saw the phlebotomist part after I exited... I want to train to be an RN too! But I want to be a medic in the Air Force. What college are you going to?