Taking needles

So I was talking to my friend the other day and they said that their worst fear in going to a hospital was taking needles. Now I can understand not wanting to take a needle because of the "ouchy" pointy bit, but you are obviously there for a reason. They don’t start randomly stabbing people to test new drugs or measure your flinch reflex, though from a nursing perspective that sounds pretty nifty. As far as the whole worst fear in going to the hospital is so silly. Ask a person with a catheter if they would rather take a needle, nine times out of ten I guarantee they’ll take the needle. *Unless they are into that sort of thing.


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