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1. Tendon damage from IV or blood draw

   Nurseupnorth replied to Nurseupnorth's topic in General Nursing

   I have never heard of it either in all honesty. My distal bicep tendons stick out far as I have a lean frame and my veins are great, but they lay right over it....so due to my anatomy I guess I theorize that a deep needle draw could go thru and hit...

2. Tendon damage from IV or blood draw

   Nurseupnorth posted a topic in General Nursing

   If a nurse were to poke through a tendon during a blood draw, does the patient typically feel the injury right away like with a nerve being hit? Will it always lead to tendinitis or worse? What would be the prognosis? With some people that are larger...