03-14-2015, 12:05 PM
Taffy just for clarity it is a vein you are looking for not an artery. Sorry to be so picky but I just did not want anyone confused. If the blood vessel is firm and has a pulse (a heart beat that you feel) it is an artery. Do not put a needle in it, bleeding could be profuse. If the blood vessel is one that you can squish or flatten when you push on it with your finger and you do not feel a pulse that is a vein. It may bleed a little but with pressure it will stop.