How Long To Keep Wrap On After Blood Draw

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

Thanks

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

Y'all mean like a sticking plaster? I always do it after like an hr.

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

(Original mail service by Djordje)
I practise the tests really often cause of my basketball game tests and take it off later three minutes max. Zip always happened to me.

Thank you Djordje I know I must sound such an idiot, but even writing this and thinking most it makes me all tense and funny...I couldn't listen to most Science lessons because of this lol

(Original post past Pandabär)
You hateful similar a sticking plaster? I always practise it after like an 60 minutes.

Maxim that, I usually just go given a piece of cotton wool...

Oh yeh, sorry, it is pretty much cotton wool with a sticky bit lol...cheers

I know that when I requite platelets I'grand supposed to keep the plaster on for around 4-6 hours IIRC, but that's a bigger needle. I'd give it a few hours simply to be on the safe side. As long as in that location was enough pressure put on it later on the needle went out then in that location shouldn't have been too much bleeding, and the plaster is just there as a safeguard.

Every bit to taking information technology off without whatsoever hurting or sting? Is it literally some gauze under a bandage or is it a sticky plaster? If information technology's a sticky plaster you could soak it off in the bathroom/shower. Otherwise just have off the bandage and gauze and it shouldn't hurt tbh.

The hole is so modest that the chances of infection are very slim, equally it'll start to heal over chop-chop!

I e'er just become a piece of cotton fiber to dab on information technology for a couple of minutes but information technology'southward normally gone by the time I leave and doesn't really injure anymore

(Original post past morris743)
Oh yeh, sorry, it is pretty much cotton wool wool with a sticky chip lol...thanks

That'due south the best kind...the cotton wool doesn't sick to your pare and pull your hairs out, so it'southward painless to remove .

Yous but need it on for a minute or two I usually have information technology off past the fourth dimension I am at the machine park! :P

(Original post by Stephhcharlene)
Yous only need it on for a minute or two I unremarkably have information technology off past the time I am at the car park! :P

I'd like your braveness.

(Original post past JakeBeesley)
I know that when I requite platelets I'1000 supposed to keep the plaster on for around 4-six hours IIRC, but that'south a bigger needle. I'd give it a few hours only to be on the rubber side. Every bit long as at that place was enough pressure put on information technology after the needle went out so there shouldn't have been too much bleeding, and the plaster is but there as a safeguard.

As to taking information technology off without whatsoever hurting or sting? Is it literally some gauze under a bandage or is it a sticky plaster? If information technology's a sticky plaster yous could soak it off in the bath/shower. Otherwise simply take off the bandage and gauze and it shouldn't injure tbh.

The hole is and so small-scale that the chances of infection are very slim, as it'll start to heal over rapidly!

Cheers Jake I am getting a little sting when I motility my arm at the mo, just that's probable me existence paranoid as usual and is in fact simply the sticky bit stretching hairs ha

Bandage hahahahahahha (sorry) bless

(Original mail by Stephhcharlene)
Yous just need it on for a minute or two I commonly have it off by the time I am at the car park! :P

This.

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

You may laugh.

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