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Q: Blood Transfusion
asked by: melissap1 on August 4th, 2007
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My daughter was in the hospital. She had a bad nurse. The nurse flushed her IV 3 times. It was very painful to my daughter and the third time, my daughter screamed with pain and said it felt as if a hot knife was slicing open her vein. The nurse said the blood was not flowing fast enough and she needed to flush the line. My daughter asked her to go slow. The fourth flushing was done by a different nurse. It was not painful. Did the bad nurse do something wrong. My daughter's arm was parylized for a period of time and her body shook for an hour. I had to put 5 blankets on her to stop the shaking. She had an anxiety attack.
Should I report this nurse? Will there be any long term effects of this for my daughter. She is 22 years old and just had a total knee replacement. This hospital stay has traumatized her. We had to stay in the hospital with her for the rest of her stay because she was so afraid they would hurt her again.
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Tylanas
replied on August 4th, 2007
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I would definitely report the nurse. She clearly had no idea what she was doing. I know from experience that IV flushing can be very painful, even to a catatonic patient. My grandfather was unconscious after an operation this winter. A nurse accidentally put two IVs on the same injector and not only did his heart rate, pulse, and blood pressure increase, but he visibly grimaced and tried to move. She pulled it out immediately, as she realized it was a mistake. She didn't keep doing it over and over again Evil or Very Mad

I don't think there will be any lasting physical harm from it, but mentally I do hope that your daughter can overcome this. I'm sure it was very painful. If you can get that nurse reported and have actions taken, that may help your daughter.
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