How Long To Leave Bandage On After Blood Draw

I'chiliad such a wimp just does anyone who has a blood test know how long you should keep the bandage on and how to take it off without any pain or sting at all? Is there any run a risk of infection is there is an open in that location?

Thank you

I practise the tests really often crusade of my basketball tests and take it off after 3 minutes max. Nothing ever happened to me.

You hateful similar a sticking plaster? I always do it after like an hour.

Saying that, I usually merely get given a piece of cotton wool...

(Original post by Djordje)
I do the tests really often cause of my basketball tests and have information technology off after 3 minutes max. Nothing ever happened to me.

Cheers Djordje I know I must sound such an idiot, merely even writing this and thinking about it makes me all tense and funny...I couldn't listen to well-nigh Science lessons considering of this lol

(Original mail service past Pandabär)
You mean like a sticking plaster? I always exercise information technology subsequently like an hour.

Proverb that, I usually simply get given a piece of cotton wool wool...

Oh yeh, sorry, it is pretty much cotton wool with a viscid flake lol...thank you

I know that when I give platelets I'1000 supposed to proceed the plaster on for around 4-half dozen hours IIRC, just that'south a bigger needle. I'd give it a few hours just to be on the safe side. Every bit long as there was enough pressure put on it after the needle went out and then at that place shouldn't have been too much bleeding, and the plaster is just there as a safeguard.

As to taking it off without any hurting or sting? Is information technology literally some gauze nether a bandage or is information technology a viscid plaster? If it'south a glutinous plaster you could soak it off in the bathroom/shower. Otherwise merely take off the bandage and gauze and it shouldn't injure tbh.

The hole is so minor that the chances of infection are very slim, every bit it'll first to heal over chop-chop!

I e'er just go a piece of cotton fiber to dab on it for a couple of minutes just information technology's normally gone past the time I get out and doesn't really injure anymore

(Original mail service by morris743)
Oh yeh, sorry, it is pretty much cotton wool with a viscid bit lol...thanks

That's the best kind...the cotton wool doesn't sick to your peel and pull your hairs out, so information technology'south painless to remove .

You only need it on for a minute or two I unremarkably have information technology off by the time I am at the auto park! :P

(Original post by Stephhcharlene)
You but need it on for a infinitesimal or two I normally accept it off by the time I am at the motorcar park! :P

I'd like your braveness.

(Original mail by JakeBeesley)
I know that when I requite platelets I'm supposed to go on the plaster on for effectually 4-6 hours IIRC, merely that's a bigger needle. I'd give it a few hours merely to exist on the safe side. As long every bit there was enough pressure level put on it after the needle went out then there shouldn't have been too much haemorrhage, and the plaster is merely there as a safeguard.

As to taking information technology off without any pain or sting? Is it literally some gauze under a bandage or is it a sticky plaster? If it'due south a sticky plaster yous could soak it off in the bath/shower. Otherwise but accept off the bandage and gauze and it shouldn't injure tbh.

The hole is so pocket-size that the chances of infection are very slim, as it'll starting time to heal over apace!

Cheers Jake I am getting a fiddling sting when I move my arm at the mo, merely that's probable me being paranoid as usual and is in fact only the sticky flake stretching hairs ha

Cast hahahahahahha (deplorable) bless

(Original post by Stephhcharlene)
Yous merely need information technology on for a infinitesimal or ii I normally have it off by the time I am at the machine park! :P

This.

(Original post by supernova92)
Bandage hahahahahahha (sorry) bless

You may express mirth.

Oh don't worry I stopped ages agone... :giggle: