How to numb skin before injection: Is this a possibility for IV starts in hospitals? Do you find yourself dreading the thought of going to a medical facility? Of course, every time you go, you get the one nurse that has to stick you at least 3 times before successfully inserting the IV and the pain is almost unbearable. You are not alone! Almost 200 million IV catheters are started in hospitals in the United States every year⁶. This procedure effects millions and the pain caused by these needle sticks is sometimes not addressed at all.The post How to Numb Skin before Injection appeared first on Needle Free Injection System.