Title: 
Headings: 
Remember
 
-
 
listen
 
to
 
the
 
patient!
 
Remove
 
the
 
IV
 
device
 
or
 
needle
 
immediately
 
if
 
the
 

When
 
it
 
Happens
  

The
 
patient
 
may
 
relay
 
useful
 
information
 
that
 
a
 
nerve
 
injury
 
has
 
occurred
 
if
 
he
 
or
 
she
 
indicates
 
any
 
of
 
the
 
following
 
symptoms:
  

Types
 
of
 
Nerve
 
Damage
 
Injuries:
  

Prevention

'A
 
Little
 
Sting'
 
Can
 
Become
 
a
 
Debilitating
 
Injury
 

Types
 
of
 
Phlebotomy
 
Injuries
 

Complications
 
Reasons
 

References
 


Content: If
 
these
 
symptoms
 
occur
 
with
 
a
 
blood
 
draw,
 
a
 
person
 
should
 
contact
 
the
 
lab
 
supervisor/tech
 
or
 
possibly
 
present
 
to
 
the
 
emergency
 
room
 
for
 
instructions
 
and
 
documentation
 
of
 
injury. Application
 
of
 
cold/then
 
warm
 
compresses
 
to
 
the
 
area
 
may
 
help; however,
 
the
 
symptoms
 
usually
 
dissipate
 
as
 
no
 
real
 
cure
 
exists
 
to
 
an
 
injured
 
nerve. just
 
time
 
itself. The
 
patient
 
may
 
relay
 
useful
 
information
 
that
 
a
 
nerve
 
injury
 
has
 
occurred
 
if
 
he
 
or
 
she
 
indicates
 
any
 
of
 
the
 
following
 
symptoms: sharp
 
acute
 
pain
 
at
 
the
 
venipuncture
 
site
 


sensations
 
of
 
pain
 
that
 
can
 
fluctuate
 
in
 
severity
 
according
 
to
 
needle
 
position
 


description
 
of
 
"pins-and-needles"
 
sensations
 
or
 
"an
 
electric
 
shock"
 
in
 
the
 
arm
 
the
 
venipuncture
 
was
 
performed
 


pain
 
that
 
moves
 
up
 
or
 
down
 
the
 
arm
 
during
 
or
 
immediately
 
after
 
the
 
venipuncture
 


pain
 
or
 
tingling
 
discomfort
 
in
 
the
 
hand
 
or
 
fingertips
 

a
 
scream
 
or
 
non-verbal
 
pain
 
communication
 
during
 
needle
 
entry
 
Phlebotomists
 
are
 
advised
 
to
 
be
 
careful
 
when
 
choosing
 
veins
 
and
 
to
 
make
 
sure
 
that
 
they
 
are
 
"in
 
the
 
vein"
 
and
 
have
 
not
 
gone
 
through
 
it
 
and
 
that
 
they
 
are
 
trained
 
not
 
to
 
spend
 
time
 
"fishing
 
for
 
a
 
vein"
 
(moving
 
the
 
needle
 
around
 
after
 
insertion
 
to
 
try
 
to
 
locate
 
a
 
vein). Be
 
sure
 
you
 
know
 
where
 
you
 
are
 
going
 
before
 
you
 
insert
 
the
 
needle. A
 
slight
 
move
 
may
 
be
 
necessary,
 
but
 
only
 
to
 
reposition
 
if
 
the
 
needle
 
has
 
hit
 
the
 
wall
 
of
 
the
 
vein
 
rather
 
than
 
the
 
lumen,
 
but
 
nothing
 
more. "Nurse,
 
I
 
feel
 
an
 
electric
 
shock
 
going
 
down
 
my
 
arm." Would
 
this
 
patient
 
complaint
 
mean
 
anything
 
to
 
you
 
when
 
you
 
insert
 
an
 
IV
 
catheter
 
or
 
draw
 
blood?