Bleeding problems

[Adam_W]

Today when I came off the machine and pulled my needles, I just couldn't stop the sites from bleeding. It took me fifteen minutes to stop the venous, and a half hour to stop the arterial. When I went to check the arterial to see if it had stopped, I suddenly had a stream of blood shoot two feet across my bed and hit the side of a model battleship that I'm working on. I was able to get most of it off, but some I can't remove without damaging the paint. I'll just leave it the way it is and call it "battle damage". I've heard many comments about "sure seals" but I don't know entirely what they are. I'd be willing to try almost anything to solve this problem (I don't want to use clamps, however, after I've read some of the comments about them).

Adam

[charee]

hey Adam that doesn't sound  like your holding  that long for a new site i had to hold for over half an hour when i first started it took a`few`weeks to get it down to 10 minutes we just  decreased by 1 min each time after 11 weeks it still takes 10 minutes. not sure whats normal suppose we are all different take care

[Adam_W]

Here are a couple pictures showing the model that got hit with my blood that spurted from my arterial site. I got the gauze back over it quickly, so it only spurted for maybe a second, but it definitely made it's mark. Blood actually splattered the entire side of the ship just under the gun mount on the side of the deck, but I was able to clean that off. The rest can't be removed without damaging the paint.

Adam

[goofynina]

Looks like it could be a crime scene,  better rope it off until the investigators come   

(i know, i know, i've lost it huh) 

[boxman55]

scrub the deck swabie iyi iyi mate

[jbeany]

I had that problem when I started as well.  I've noticed a number of things that affect bleeding time. -My blood pressure - the higher it is, the longer I have to hold.  What meds I'm on - my time holding got shorter after I switched a few meds around for other reasons.  The dose of heparin - they lowered mine because I was bleeding for so long.  Also, if there is any dried blood from leaks during treatment remaining around the needle site, it often forms a small clot under the gauze.  The problem with that is removing the gauze tends to pull the clot and the bleeding starts all over again.  I've learned to wipe any clots away as much as possible before the needles are pulled.

Sure seals are a type of band-aid with a clotting factor on the pad.  They are helpful if you are one of those who tends to start bleeding again easily after you have quit the first time, but I don't think they really do much to cut down the time you have to hold - you still have to wait for the bleeding to slow enough to put a band-aid on in the first place.

[tweetykiss]

Adam,  I am going to ask you a not so smart question and that is are you on blood thinners....that is one thing that can cause it.......I think you should call your nurse or doctor and have them look at it.......I know if it were my husband, I would freak out.......

Please update us on this.......

By the way, still a nice model.....I love your miniatures.....they are so cute......have you thought of making a miniature PC?

[BigSky]

Not sure how you would go about it since you run at home.

In unit they would run a pro time with less than an hour left of the run to see how you are clotting and see if you were getting too much heparin.

[Black]

Maybe too much heparin?

For the clean up, maybe try peroxide on a Q-tip?

LOVE the miniatures; your skill is amazing!

[keefer51]

Adam, girls like blood on battle ships!