Abstract
Although venipuncture is ordinarily a routine, low-risk procedure, and injuries to the peripheral nerves that cross the cubital fossa have rarely been reported, they are sometimes the subject of compensation claims from patients who complain of having suffered this type of damage. There is no lack of judgements in civil law in which the resulting outcomes are contested, for example the positioning of a cannula needle, inter alia without informing the patient of potential risks (Court of Cassino, Judgement 09/08/2016). A dated Supreme Court judgement (No. 32553 of 25/08/2005) already observed that taking blood samples from the vein, albeit a routine practice, is nonetheless an invasive procedure which can cause the patient harm if not performed by professionally prepared practitioners and following precise techniques and methodologies.
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