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Heck yes you can! I am a medic in the army and I've done quite a few IV sticks on the veins on the top of the foot. I haven't drawn any blood from the foot but there's enough pressure down there to do so.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agonot necessarily, you want to find a vein by the heart to draw fresh blood
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∙ 10y agoIt can be drawn from any vein. A vein in the leg can do.
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∙ 11y agoNo you cannot draw blood from a varicose vein, plus they are in the legs which is not where blood is drawn from (e.g. hands, arms).
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∙ 11y agoblood circulation is high
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What is a varicose vein in hunman body?
A varicose vein is a distended vein where the valves are unable to close properly. This can lead to thromboses, which are blood clots and can make the veins hard, bumpy, and painful.
How effective would the varicose vein valve seem to be in stopping back flow of blood?
Yes. If a valve fails, the blood may pool up and enlarge the vessels into varicose veins . . . usually in the legs.
What are varicose veins in brain?
Can you get a varicose vein on your brain
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to a dilated vein?
Varicose means pertaining to a dilated vein. The vein itself might be called a varicosity or a varicose vein.
What causes imcompetent valves in leg veins?
Venous insufficiency is a condition in which blood pools in the vein because the valves have become incompetent.
Are varicose veins and distended blood vessel the same?
Varicose vein is a distended vein (blood vessel)..Veins can get distended in many conditions. It can be physiological (normal) or pathological (not normal). Varicose veins are pathological.Varicose veins are distended and mostly tortuous veins, occur mainly due to valvular incompetence or due to obstruction in deep veins.Gravity and Erect posture of humans contribute to the varicose veins.
What is the varicose vein in the rectal area?
The hemorroidal vein.
If you draw the blood too quickly from a vein the vein will have a tendency to?
it will collapse
Would you draw blood from the median first?
The most common site for a blood draw is the antecubital vein.
Which vessel is used most to draw blood?
Vein
How can one tell if one has a varicose vein?
One can easily tell if they have a varicose vein by looking at their legs. If there are visible, dark, lumpy veins whilst standing up for a while, you have varicose veins.
What would cause blood not to flow out when nurse tries to draw blood?
She could be missing the vein or be agains a valve in the vein
