Seem to draw blood from my quads almost every time i pin

[jimroid31]

Just seeing if anyone else has the same problem. It seems like 75% of the time I pin my quads I'm getting blood out of the pin hole when i pull out the pin. Aspirate and no blood , pull out and sometimes it runs down my leg. I'm guessing I just keep hitting blood vessels. Never any pain either. 25 gauge, 1 inch is what I use.

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[kubes]

Yep there are tons of veins in the quads. Often happens you either nicked or went through a vein

 

[digit0x]

Yea you probably just went all the way through, which is why you wouldn't get any when aspirating. Happens to me, but not 75%. What guage you using?

 

[stevesmi]

you are pinning too low on the leg.

need to work on pinning the proper spot or you will continue hitting veins.

draw a line going up and down and right to left that are equal .. and you want to go for the upper outer quadrant area. when you sit down its easy to think you are doing that spot when you arent' so draw a line from now on

 

[jimroid31]

you are pinning too low on the leg.

need to work on pinning the proper spot or you will continue hitting veins.

draw a line going up and down and right to left that are equal .. and you want to go for the upper outer quadrant area. when you sit down its easy to think you are doing that spot when you arent' so draw a line from now on

I am hitting the upper outer quadrant area. I have done a few cycles in the past and never had this problem. I guess its just bad luck this time around.

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[RADAR]

here is how i do mine, i sit in a chair, extend my leg straight out, this lets the muscles contract now look closely you can see the veins in the leg once you find a clear spot put your finger on it, relax the leg slide in in slowly right in the top, works everytime for me.

 

[Danward]

I get like a couple drops almost every time (first cycle) is a couple drops bad? But never get any when I aspirate.

 

[plazmic]

I get like a couple drops almost every time (first cycle) is a couple drops bad? But never get any when I aspirate.

No you're fine. I have always, and probably always will be an easy bleeder. I have drops enough to saturate an alcohol pad on 50% of my pins, and at least a single drop that clots on the rest.

It's not my technique, my beloved RN does it for me every time, and her job is poking people day in and day out.