Hematoma after blood draw

nisoca
By nisoca

I was just wondering if this happens often...

I got a huge hematoma in my arm after the blood draw for my RP at the Medical Commission.

Have you or someone you know got it also here?

By Minoush• 16 Oct 2011 11:53
Minoush

When I went to get my blood type checked the guy used a wooden needle!! Didn't they stop using those in the 1800's!!!????

By ramil26• 16 Oct 2011 08:28
ramil26

that is normal here in qatar, when i was new, i got hematoma too. and i am a dark skinned person. a week later, they asked for another sample. The same guy drew blood by using the same wound.

By AngelinaBallerina• 15 Oct 2011 15:48
AngelinaBallerina

This is not normal but it happens....I would say you had a dodgy person taking the blood!!! I watched very carefully to make sure they didn't reuse the needle!!

By engr-saeed87• 13 Oct 2011 18:58
engr-saeed87

i think medical is fail here in qatar,

bcz huge kind of machinery are present with latest technology,

but very few experts are present very sad

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2011 18:35
anonymous

The ONLY person to have made a comment of some sense here so far is rdsouza & that was meant as a joke!...@ nicosa,you are spot on in asking,MOST people get one after their blood is drawn @ the Medical Commission,sad part is,most people here think it's normal!...anyways,you are right in that there is the RIGHT way to draw blood that DOES NOT result in a hematoma...PROVIDED it is done by someone who knows what they are doing,as would be the case in your home country...a hemotoma after drawing blood is NOT AT ALL normal if the procedure is done by someone who knows what the hell they are doing,unfortunately,that is not the case with the people employed to do this at the Medical Commission,not only are they rude,they also obviously lack sufficient & proper training...for information's sake,a hematoma is caused when the needle goes through the vessel instead of being inside it,because a) a butterfly needle wasn't used or b) the needle was pushed too hard by someone who does not know what they are doing,this causes blood to pool under the skin,tends to be painful or at least cause some discomfort,rub it down with ice & it should go away in a few days,worst case scenario,minor surgery to release the pooled blood...good luck...

By nisoca• 13 Oct 2011 18:08
nisoca

My neighbor got it too, maybe it is a collective blood disorder ;)

By amitsen.amitsen• 13 Oct 2011 17:35
amitsen.amitsen

May be some blood disorder..check Bleeding time / clotting time / Platelet count / PTT / and Blood smear study. ANy good clinic can do this for you.. Check with www.pcpqatar.com

By amitsen.amitsen• 13 Oct 2011 17:34
amitsen.amitsen

May be some blood disorder..check Bleeding time / clotting time / Platelet count / PTT / and Blood smear study. ANy good clinic can do this for you.. Check with www.pcpqatar.com

By rdsouza• 13 Oct 2011 16:59
rdsouza

 

If the person has come from a vererinary hospital background, but is working here with a fake certificate it can happen. :-))

Just joking.

By nisoca• 13 Oct 2011 16:29
nisoca

I bought Hirudoid cream. It was gone after about 10 days.I posted it here to know if many people get it at the RP exam.I did many blood exams back home and rarely got a hematoma, mainly never as big as this one. I suppose there is a correct way to draw blood...

By anonymous_guy• 13 Oct 2011 16:16
anonymous_guy

place ice or something cold over the hematoma

By prettyice2007• 13 Oct 2011 16:16
prettyice2007

Thats normal.. :)

By jjj75• 13 Oct 2011 15:43
jjj75

very common  nothing wrong

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