Open AccessTaking blood from donors under local anesthesia
Author(s) -
K. I. Rosenzweig
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj87903
Subject(s) - blood donor , medicine , donation , blood transfusion , anesthesia , surgery , vein , elbow , law , immunology , political science
Puncture of the vein of the elbow bend with an ordinary sharpened needle with good technique causes only slight pain in the donor. However, when taking blood for transfusion, due to the large diameter of the Dufo needle, a certain effort is still required from the donor to overcome pain, which can be significant in some subjects. Striving to maximize donor sparing during blood donation is necessary not only for reasons of humanity, but also in order to attract a larger number of donors.