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They usually don't, but they can. Typically only a few drops on a band aid. They are usually given IM (intramuscularly) and so there is a possibility that the needle will go through and break a small blood vessel as it moves through the skin and subcutaneous tissue into the muscle. That blood can move out to the surface of the skin through the needle track. They almost always stop bleeding in a matter of a few seconds to a few minutes. If they do not, try holding pressure on the spot until the bleeding does stop. If it continues for more than a half hour or if it bleeds briskly or large amounts, then you should contact your health care professional or the person who gave the injection to report it and get instructions.
This can happen with any IM (intramuscular) injection/shot/jab. It is usually insignificant and the bleeding stops in an otherwise healthy person very quickly. It is most often due to a small superficial blood vessel near the injection site getting punctured as the needle enters the skin and passes into the muscle tissue. Rarely, it can be due to a small defect in the needle tip that doesn't allow the usual clean entry of the needle or that tears a capillary that it touches. There is really no way to avoid the occasional minor bleeding at an injection site, everyone has slightly unique and different placement/location of these vessels, so, although the odds are low that it will cause bleeding, it can happen. These typically close and heal in a very short time frame without need for intervention other than perhaps application of pressure and a bandage/Band Aid.
Yes, bleeding is normal. Although quite small, the incision caused by the needle is large enough for blood to escape (this is why those that perform the shot place a bandage over the incision site after the shot).
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the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
Why get a flu shot?
So you don't get the flu.
You are taking amox-clav can you still get the flu shot?
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Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
Is it safe to get both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1-09 virus flu shot?
Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.
Does your nose start bleeding if you do not get the flu shot?
There is usually no relationship between a nosebleed and getting or not getting a vaccination. Your nose can bleed if you get the flu and have dehydration that causes mucous tissue to dry and crack, but you would also have had flu symptoms if that happens. Getting an annual flu vaccination is the wise approach for many reasons, but this is not usually one of them.
If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
Is it a law that Health care workers in Ohio get flu shot?
it's not the law to not have your flu shot
Should a person with sarcoidosis get the H1N1 and flu shot?
A person with Sarcoidosis not get a seasonal flu shot
Flu shot to prevent?
I bet it is to prevent the Flu.
Are kids with out the shot a target of the H1N1?
If the flu is out there and you have not had the shot there is an increased chance you will get the flu. Kids have a smaller ability to resist the flu than adults
