Title: do blood tests hurt more than shots?
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do blood tests hurt more than shots?
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Content: Blood test in general do not hurt or hurt very little. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being no pain and ten being the worst pain you have ever felt; a blood test should be no more than a 2 or 3. The amount of pain you feel depends a lot on the skill of the technician drawing the blood and how easy it is to find a vein. Some veins roll away from the needle. For a good technician this is not a problem. The reason shots cause pain and swelling is they are generally given into a muscle. Blood is drawn directly from a vein that is just under the surface of the skin. About the only thing you should feel is the initial puncture of the skin by the needle. Most technicians use a relatively small bore needle to minimize any pain.