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Vaccination question

Thai527Thai527 member
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So my DD got her 4 mos vaccines today. With one shot there was some bleeding at site. Being a nurse, I know you are supposed to aspirate before injecting to make sure u r not in a vein. I didn't see her do that and panicked when I saw blood. She and doc assured it was fine bc there wud be more bleeding if it was accidentally given IV. Anybody else with such an experience? Outcome?
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  • danieliza1127danieliza1127 member
    Wasn't the shot just in the baby's thigh?  I'm sure it was just a little blood from breaking the skin.  I know my LO had little dots of blood on the bandaid and I remember the nurse saying she accidentally got a little drop on his onesie.  It's no big deal.
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  • wesleycrusherwesleycrusher member
    I'm a nurse and I've given a lot of shots...sometimes they bleed.  Sometimes they beed a lot.  It depends on the person and the location.  NBD if it bleeds a little, that doesn't mean it's in a vein.
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  • rsmidtisursmidtisu
    My LO has bled every time he has gotten his shots.  :(
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  • mben1119mben1119 member

    A little bleeding is standard for vaccines. I've always bled, as has DS. That's why they put a band aid on it right away.

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  • MamaKoriaMamaKoria member
    DS always bleeds when he gets shots :(
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  • CdienstCdienst

    Im guessing that it must have been more than just a drop or two of blood for you to worry, but its okay. I too am a Nurse and aspiration is not reccomended in current practice depending on the site..

    "Because there are no large blood vessels in the recommended sites, aspiration before injection of vaccines (i.e., pulling back on the syringe plunger after needle insertion but before injection) is not necessary. A study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood in 2007 found that when a vaccine was administered and the needle was withdrawn rapidly without aspiration there was less evidence of pain than when the vaccine was injected and withdrawn slowly with aspiration. Also, some safety-engineered syringes do not allow for aspiration." 

     

    From this website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/D/vacc_admin.pdf 

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  • Thai527Thai527 member
    imageCdienst:

    Im guessing that it must have been more than just a drop or two of blood for you to worry, but its okay. I too am a Nurse and aspiration is not reccomended in current practice depending on the site..

    "Because there are no large blood vessels in the recommended sites, aspiration before injection of vaccines (i.e., pulling back on the syringe plunger after needle insertion but before injection) is not necessary. A study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood in 2007 found that when a vaccine was administered and the needle was withdrawn rapidly without aspiration there was less evidence of pain than when the vaccine was injected and withdrawn slowly with aspiration. Also, some safety-engineered syringes do not allow for aspiration." 

     

    From this website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/D/vacc_admin.pdf 

     

    Thanks for posting this :) I have been a nurse for 11 years and have always done it. Yes, I posted bc it was more than usual bleeding. I, too, have given many injections and know the difference. She is fine today though and not even a bruise. Thanks again!

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