Would you trust a machine to draw blood from your veins?
By Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
Philippines
July 27, 2022 5:10am CST
So far, machine phlebotomists are not used in hospitals and human phlebotomists (people who extract blood from veins) are still the preferred method.
But scientists are trying to find ways to create a machine or robot that could do the work.
This is because of the risk of infection being contracted by these heroic phlebotomists.
Would you stick your arm under a machine that would search for your vein and draw blood from it, or would you rather prefer a real person performing this delicate and sensitive procedure?
What are your thoughts on this?
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8 responses
@DevMrSamEleazar (14164)
• Philippines
27 Jul 22
I wont really trust machines tho. Cuz what if it go malfunction?
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@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
@DevMrSamEleazar A phlebotomist is a medical technologist (med tech) who draws (gets) blood from your vein as one of his/her duties. Like when you go for blood chemistry tests.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14164)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
@jobelbojel wait I puzzled what is phlebotomist?
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jul 22
I have very small veins and sometimes they will stick me several times before finding the right one, so I might consider this.
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@toniganzon (77261)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
I wouldn't mind. I think machines are more accurate when it comes to this. As long as it's programmed to drew blood with as little as pain as possible. There are medical persons who have "heavy hands." And I hate needles.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
If the machine is accurate and can do the job.
When I was hospitalized the attending phlebotomist can't locate my veins. It was like trial and error. She injected it on my skin and suddenly pulled it out because she said the veins burst. And needed to locate on my right arm.
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@DaddyEvil (174658)
• United States
27 Jul 22
No, I would not trust a machine to draw blood. I have "rolling veins" in my arms and some humans have a lot of trouble drawing blood from me. Under no circumstances would I allow a machine to try.
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@DaddyEvil (174658)
• United States
29 Jul 22
@Jenaisle I won't let them try... I tell them to take blood from the back of my hand.
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@Greencindere (674)
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27 Jul 22
I would never. Especially after seeing earlier today that chess robot breaking a kids finger in Russia. I just wouldn’t trust it.
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@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
29 Jul 22
@Greencindere omg, that happened? that's terrible. Why would a robot break the kid's finger?
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@Greencindere (674)
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29 Jul 22
@Jenaisle it’s a chess robot and it’s used for the kids to practice and the kid went to clear the board and the robot had the same idea and it crushed the little boy’s finger.
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