▲ 295 ▼ Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line (www.aol.com) submitted 2 years ago by CaractacusPotts@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Did they gets some rando off the street to insert the IV needle? That's shit even every nurse can do. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) You'd be surprised, some people's veins are what a phlebotomist would call "rolly" and move when they attempt to insert the needle. someone else can probably explain better than me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] llamapants@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm a phlebotomist and this is correct, there's also many other factors that can result in missing a vein, dehydration being the biggest factor and even just the size of the vein. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jwt@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago With me it even depends on the arm. I get my blood checked yearly and they always try the right arm first by default, and they're always struggling to find a suitable vein near the surface. Then I offer them to try my left arm and it's done within 10 seconds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Essentially. Medical ethics prevent actual medical professionals from participating in executions. So they make random prison employees do it. So it's often botched. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lupo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I got hospitalized, 2 nurses couldn't find my vein after multiple stabs. A elder doctor came by and teach them some magic trick. It's been this way my whole life and now I have a fear of being stabbed by needles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) You'd be surprised, some people's veins are what a phlebotomist would call "rolly" and move when they attempt to insert the needle. someone else can probably explain better than me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] llamapants@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm a phlebotomist and this is correct, there's also many other factors that can result in missing a vein, dehydration being the biggest factor and even just the size of the vein. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jwt@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago With me it even depends on the arm. I get my blood checked yearly and they always try the right arm first by default, and they're always struggling to find a suitable vein near the surface. Then I offer them to try my left arm and it's done within 10 seconds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] llamapants@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm a phlebotomist and this is correct, there's also many other factors that can result in missing a vein, dehydration being the biggest factor and even just the size of the vein. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jwt@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago With me it even depends on the arm. I get my blood checked yearly and they always try the right arm first by default, and they're always struggling to find a suitable vein near the surface. Then I offer them to try my left arm and it's done within 10 seconds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Essentially. Medical ethics prevent actual medical professionals from participating in executions. So they make random prison employees do it. So it's often botched. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lupo@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I got hospitalized, 2 nurses couldn't find my vein after multiple stabs. A elder doctor came by and teach them some magic trick. It's been this way my whole life and now I have a fear of being stabbed by needles. permalink fedilink source parent