Woman suffered paralysis of her right arm after donating blood
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The Japanese Red Cross Society has agreed to pay 71.8 million yen (725,900 USD) to a woman who suffered paralysis of her arm after donating blood at a Red Cross event in Osaka:According to the suit, a nurse improperly inserted a needle in the woman’s right arm. Another nurse then took over, and despite pleas of the donor to try a different location, spent 20 minutes moving the needle about in an unsuccessful effort to draw blood.
The woman was later diagnosed as having reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a result of nerve damage inflicted by the Red Cross nurse.
The woman had originally sought 130 million yen in damages from the Red Cross.
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While I volunteer for the Red Cross on a weekly basis, I shy away from actually donating blood for reasons like this. I've heard horror stories from friends about being thrice-poked in the same spot trying to find the vein whilst having fire shoot up their arm.
Have you had any bad experiences donating blood?
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I donated blood fairly regularly in high school until I had a run in with a similarly over-eager nurse. When she missed the vein in my left arm, instead of pulling out, she wiggled the needle around in my arm and pushed further. Instantly a bubble of blood formed under my skin but she told me to "let [her] know if it [got] any worse." I was bleeding into the tissues of my arm instead of the bag, but it was still a surprise to wake up the next day to a bruise that ran armpit to wrist.
I still think donating blood is a good thing, but I've only managed to donate a full bag one time since this incident, and I'm now one of those people that passes out about halfway through. Do your part, but don't let someone wiggle a needle around in your bicep either!
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