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My Daughter Fainted While Having Her Blood Drawn, Kindly Suggest
Hello. My 15 yr old daughter fainted yesterday while having her blood drawn. as a result she feels fine tonight but, the actual vein where the blood was drawn is red and there's a greenish circle around it. just wondering s there anything that i can do ? Or will it heal on it's on?
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It should heal on its own. Wait for the blood test results. See if anything is wrong. Some people are known to faint when they see blood so could also be just psychogenic.
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