Question 1

son pinched arm over vein with a toy. it is red and swollen similar to a bug bite. could the vein be damaged? do we need to go to er?

Accepted Answer

Skin injury: This just sounds like an injury. If he can move the arm, has minimal pain or no other symptoms you can wait this out.  If the arm cannot move or the spot that is injured is rapidly expanding you need to be seen.

Question 2

car radiator pinched my arm between it and motor deep gash. think popped a vein what do i do? hand got swollen very quickly

Accepted Answer

Below: Best to see your DR, impossible to give you reassurance that there is nothing serious occurring with out an exam..

Question 3

can your veins hurt?not vericose veins.i have pulsing pain deep in my arm in my hand sometimes in my neck.i know i have a pinched nerve.

Accepted Answer

No: Veins will not cause those symptoms.

Question 4

had  pain in neck,shoulder,hand and arm.doc thought pinched nerve, gave me muscle relaxer & pain pills a week ago.hand still hurts with bulging veins?

Accepted Answer

Blockage in vein?: you should talk to your doctor about having an ultrasound to see if you have a venous thrombosis or blockage in the vein

Question 5

tree branch fell approx. 4 ft and hit head 5 days ago. numb and bulging veins left arm, weak pulse left wrist. slurring "s" words was amateur cage fighter pulled arm and chest muscle on left side 3 years ago, has swelling and feeling of pinched nerve und

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You : You have had head trauma and now have neurological symptoms. You should get to a doctor as soon as possible. The shoulder symptoms may be related to an orthopedic issue. Both should be evaluated.

Question 6

bursted vein in arm, is it okay?

Accepted Answer

It is ok.: Trauma to an area will many times cause a vein to be injured and burst resulting in bleedind from the vein into the surrounding tissues resulting in a black and blue mark.  This is called ecchymosis.  Over a week or so this will slowly resolve.  This  is a normal occurrence .  If, however, you have recurrent spontaneous bleeding without trauma then you should see a hematologist.

Question 7

what causes vein in arm to pop out and hurt?

Accepted Answer

Multiple reasons: Veins return blood back to the heart and  can carry a large volume of blood.  Depending on many factors including levels of hydration,  genetics, outside temperature and even physical activity, the size of the veins will vary.  Another important function of the veins is to help control body temperature and this too will affect vein size.  Also with aging, veins enlarge as tissue volume decreases.

Question 8

is removing something from arm and vein dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Need info: Do you mean take something out of an arm vein? Or do you mean take out one of your arm veins?  We usually just take blood out of a vein or put medicine in a vein or sometimes remove unhealthy veins. Please explain.

Question 9

what does it mean when a green vein is showing on your arm?

Accepted Answer

Likely nothing: Veins can appear blue or even green depending on skin color and depth of the veins and subcutaneous fat.  I wouldn't worry about this at all.

Question 10

why is it that after i had a bloodtest in my arm i started to feel the vein move?

Accepted Answer

Vein/needle did move: Most likely you felt movement induced by both a combination of the needle & your response. Larger veins are below skin, not fixed to skin and can move; allows our skin/body to move with differential stretching/compression. The vein can easily slide sideways in response to the needle tip, esp if not very sharp, or esp if aimed a little off center; more common. Good phlebotomists work to compensate.

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Son pinched arm over vein with a toy. it is red and swollen similar to a bug bite. could the vein be damaged? do we need to go to er?

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Car radiator pinched my arm between it and motor deep gash. think popped a vein what do i do? hand got swollen very quickly

A member asked:

Can your veins hurt?not vericose veins.i have pulsing pain deep in my arm in my hand sometimes in my neck.i know i have a pinched nerve.

A member asked:

Had pain in neck,shoulder,hand and arm.doc thought pinched nerve, gave me muscle relaxer & pain pills a week ago.hand still hurts with bulging veins?

A member asked:

Tree branch fell approx. 4 ft and hit head 5 days ago. numb and bulging veins left arm, weak pulse left wrist. slurring "s" words was amateur cage fighter pulled arm and chest muscle on left side 3 years ago, has swelling and feeling of pinched nerve und

A member asked:

Bursted vein in arm, is it okay?

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What causes vein in arm to pop out and hurt?

A member asked:

Is removing something from arm and vein dangerous?

A member asked:

What does it mean when a green vein is showing on your arm?

A member asked:

Why is it that after i had a bloodtest in my arm i started to feel the vein move?

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