People go down from needles for basically no reason. We had just finished a long ruck and everyone was getting an IV of ringers at the finish line. The moment he got stuck, my 220lbs teammate calmly stated, "going down," before he and his 55lbs ruck collapsed on this poor 100lbs nurse. Her arms and legs were sticking out like a cartoon. No one could help the poor girl because they were laughing too hard.
That usually happens before or during the injection though, this was supposed to be 10 mins after. Still it's just one case and people do faint from needles all the time. I don't expect any of these televised injections to be that dangerous, because the reason they do them at all is supposed to be installing confidence for people to get it.
I hate to defend this stuff, but I'll say 10 minutes after is still risky for me to walk after getting blood drawn. But I don't give a fuck about needles or pain, it's a blood phobia. I act like a child getting it done and then I have to hang out for a while because passing out and waking up cold, wet, and confused on the floor is really unpleasant (the staff don't like it either). Though I have a history of blood issues and am on blood thinners.
People go down from needles for basically no reason. We had just finished a long ruck and everyone was getting an IV of ringers at the finish line. The moment he got stuck, my 220lbs teammate calmly stated, "going down," before he and his 55lbs ruck collapsed on this poor 100lbs nurse. Her arms and legs were sticking out like a cartoon. No one could help the poor girl because they were laughing too hard.
That usually happens before or during the injection though, this was supposed to be 10 mins after. Still it's just one case and people do faint from needles all the time. I don't expect any of these televised injections to be that dangerous, because the reason they do them at all is supposed to be installing confidence for people to get it.
which I no longer interpret as a benign act
I hate to defend this stuff, but I'll say 10 minutes after is still risky for me to walk after getting blood drawn. But I don't give a fuck about needles or pain, it's a blood phobia. I act like a child getting it done and then I have to hang out for a while because passing out and waking up cold, wet, and confused on the floor is really unpleasant (the staff don't like it either). Though I have a history of blood issues and am on blood thinners.