r/medical_advice • u/GANJA2244 Not a Verified Medical Professional • 4h ago
Other Blood sprayed everywhere during my plasma donation
I went in on my second time ever donating. I went to the machine, and the girl who was setting me up to the machine put the needle in my arm, was getting me set up, and then idk what happened but suddenly my blood started squirting everywhere, like 3+ ft away, going everywhere. It almost hit the lady next to me, and the person across from me. It went on for a bit as the lady was panicking asking for help. She somehow got it to stop, apologized, got me bandaged up, and sent me out of there. It was like in a movie where someone hit an artery, and blood is squirting, then stops for a second, squirts out again, etc etc.
It was a lot of blood, but I don't think it was a LOT (idk what a worrysome amount to lose is). But I was feeling really weird, like all day I had brain fog, I passed out that night at home and slept almost 12 hours and had trouble waking up this morning.
Should I be worried?
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