Yesterday, I took blood for a hemato patient. There was bruises all over his forearm. All because his platelet was single digit, not my technique.
Today, he requested for a gentle blood taking. I took the smallest needle (orange 25G), applied tourniquet, swabbed alcohol, and aimed for d most prominent vein in d arm. Through skin, feel a push and backflow, through vein, and start to draw d 5ml syringe slowly with d intensity like operating on a heart coronary artery. 1ml...2ml...3ml, dat's enough. Thank you, uncle. Please press on the cotton now.
Thank you, dat was beautiful, very beautiful. I'm relieved.
Moving on to the next patient of 16 patients. Got branula, take from branula, thank GOD. CCF, ESRF spare left arm - OMG!
Dat's 20% of my life in medical.
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