Reply to "Electrocuted while having blood taken!"

GinLynMember

Yup, had it happen a few years ago when a tech hit a nerve while trying to give me an IV. At least the tech with you only got a few blood splatters! I hit mine -- no lie. To be fair, I am really hard to stick, they hadn't warned me I needed an IV so I was really nervous (making my veins go into hiding even more than usual), and they had already stuck me unsuccessfully twice. When he hit that nerve it was exactly like being electrocuted. There was absolutely no thought process whatsoever; despite the two nurses holding me down I swung my other arm immediately and connected with the tech's cheek.

Thankfully he was moving away to get rid of the needle so I did not actually hit him too hard...

For about 18 months after that I had numbness and tingling off and on extending from the injury site (just above my wrist) down through my thumb. No fun.

Let's hope it doesn't happen to you again!

Gin

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