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A blown vein is a vein that's mildly injured during a blood draw or IV placement. Symptoms include bruising, swelling and discomfort around your vein. While a blown vein isn't serious, it needs about 10 to 12 days to heal before your provider can use it again.
A blown vein, or a ruptured vein, is a vein that a needle has damaged. This causes blood to leak from the puncture into the surrounding tissues. Symptoms of a blown vein include discolored skin around the injection site, bruising, swelling, localized pain, and a stinging sensation.
A blown vein can quickly be treated by applying light pressure and cleaning up the area to prevent infection. You might notice some darkening of the skin around the area or tenderness. If you begin to notice these symptoms shortly after injection, alert your nurse.
Symptoms of Damaged Leg Veins
Heaviness or achiness in the legs. Itchiness around the veins. Cramping. Throbbing or burning sensation in the legs.
If left untreated, spontaneous bleeding from varicose veins can lead to serious health complications, such as anemia and blood clots. Fortunately, there are treatments available that can help to improve the condition of the veins and reduce the risk of spontaneous bleeding.
To help your blown vein heal, you should rest the affected arm and avoid any strenuous activity.
A compress compress or ice pack will help alleviate the pain, and the bruise should fade on its own within two weeks. Pay close attention to the blown vein as it goes through the healing process.
Hold Off On Strenuous Exercise
A serious workout or vigorous exercise should normally wait for at least 14 days after a varicose vein procedure. You must also avoid lifting weights or anything heavy—even a toddler.
If a varicose vein ruptures and the skin is broken, significant bleeding will occur. Since veins burst from excess pressure, the bleeding can be rapid and profuse. In this case, call 911 and seek medical attention immediately to prevent excessive blood loss.
Bruising can happen around the injection area, but a vein can collapse without any visible bruising. Collapsed veins are different from blown veins, which almost always cause heavy bruising. Blown veins happen when a needle fully punctures the vein, going through both sides, allowing blood to exit the vein.
Some blood disorders can cause burst veins, including diseases that interfere with clotting or normal protein formation in your blood. Other times, you may have a vitamin deficiency that causes your veins to weaken.
You may feel a sharp pain when the vein pops, and the area may continue to hurt for some time afterwards. Swelling: Swelling is another common sign of a popped vein. The area around the vein may become swollen and tender to the touch. Bruising: Bruising is another common sign of a popped vein.
When your veins are damaged, the valves don't work properly, causing blood to flow backward and pool in your legs. Damaged veins can cause swelling, pain, and unsightly legs. They can severely impact your quality of life and put you at greater risk for developing dangerous blood clots.
Bleeding into the skin happens when small blood vessels burst just below your skin's surface. These broken blood vessels may look like small red dots. Or they may be larger purple, blue or black patches.
Aside from the common bruise, bleeding into the skin or mucous membranes is a very significant sign and should always be checked out by a health care provider. Redness of the skin (erythema) should not be mistaken for bleeding.
Any time a blood vessel gets damaged, the nearby blood can thicken and organize into a sticky clump, or clot. Some clots only affect veins near your skin's surface.
Superficial thrombophlebitis is an inflammation of a vein just below the surface of the skin, which results from a blood clot. This condition may occur after recently using an IV line, or after trauma to the vein. Some symptoms can include pain and tenderness along the vein and hardening and feeling cord-like.
Thrombophlebitis frequently occurs with an intravenous cannula. Either the cannula or the infusion, including drugs, may have caused the inflammation. A small lump may appear days or weeks after the cannula has been removed and it can take months to resolve completely.
If you have bruising or swelling, put ice or a cold pack on the area for 10 to 20 minutes at a time. Put a thin cloth between the ice and your skin. Shower or bathe as usual. Be gentle using the area around the IV site for a day or two.
If you feel hard lumps on varicose veins, you should consult a doctor. While it's most likely minor, the most serious possibility is a potential blood clot. Clots in varicose veins can travel to the heart or lungs and should be taken very seriously.
Occasionally a haematoma remains serous and persists indefinitely as an intramuscular 'cyst'.
A hematoma is a bad bruise. It happens when an injury causes blood to collect and pool under the skin. The pooling blood gives the skin a spongy, rubbery, lumpy feel. A hematoma usually is not a cause for concern. It is not the same thing as a blood clot in a vein, and it does not cause blood clots.