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Jane D.

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1 Review by Jane

  • American Red Cross

3/10/22

Yesterday, I was very excited to donate blood and I felt as though I was doing a good thing until I got onto the bed and the phlebotomist who was supposed to insert the needle was very rude to me as well as to others in front of me. She messed up the insertion of the needle and continued to push it farther into my vein causing me a lot of pain and a burning sensation in my arm. She then called another woman over who wiggled the needle while it was in my arm, moving it in circular directions, and pushing it in deeper as well as pulling it out some. She pressed around the injection site and made a remark saying, "you aren't bleeding fast enough" when my blood was slow moving in the tube that brought it to the blood bag. This being my first time giving blood I was already extremely nervous and it intensified my nerves when I told them it was hurting me or asked questions about my specific situation and got no answer. I have a lot of bruising (which is expected), however, there is numbness and pain remaining from yesterday's experience Overall, it was a terrible experience and it saddens me because I was very excited to donate and was looking forward to becoming a regular donor but this definitely turned me off from future donations. After talking with a few other donors, they had shared my same experience of having rude phlebotomists and incorrect injections.

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