PHLEBOTOMY MATERIALS PMLS2

• The major veins for the venipuncture are in the _____, the area of the arm in front of the elbow.

  antecubital fossa
• • Preferred venipuncture site
  • easiest to access and less painful for the patient

  Median Cubital Vein
• • Last choice
  • Not well-anchored and punctures on this vein are more painful

  Basilic Vein
• • Second choice
  • Not well-anchored

  Cephalic Vein
• • Intermediate antebrachial vein
  • First choice,safest and least painful

  Median Cubital
• • Intermediate cephalic vein
  • Second choice, less likely to roll

  Median Cephalic Vein
• • Intermediate basilic vein
  • Last choice, the most painful

  Median Basilic Vein
• • Mostly used butterfly system
  • It can be painful for the patient
  • Veins are smaller and not less anchored
  • It can be used if the antecubital veins are not accessible

  Veins on the arms
• Must not be used w/o the permission of a physician.

  Leg

  Ankle

  Foot Veins
• Makes collection portable

  Equipment Carrier
• Used for "stat" cases

  Hand-held Phlebotomy Equipment
• It is utilized for early-morning phlebotomy rounds.

  Phlebotomy Cart
• Approved Gloves:

  Non-sterile

  Disposable latex

  Nitrile

  Neoprene

  Polyethylene

  Vinyl
• Vinyl is more loosened compared to latex and nitrile.

  True
• Microorganisms on living surfaces

  Antiseptics
• Microorganisms on non-living surfaces

  Disinfectants
• Do not used alcohol antiseptics for alcohol test. You should used BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE.


  True
• • Used to disinfect the area/site of blood collection
  • Used to help prevent bacterial skin infections

  Alcohol pads
• • Clean 2x2-inch gauzed folded in fourths.
  • Used to hold pressure after blood collection instead of cotton balls.
  • They have fluid-proof backing that prevents contamination.

  Gauze Pads
• It can be used on the blood collection site once the bleeding has stopped.

  Bandages
• • Recommend to used for labeling specimens
  • Non-smear ink

  Pens
• • Used for the making of blood films in hematology determinations
  • 1x3 inches

  Slides
• Receptacle for needles, syringes, lancets and other objects

  Sharps container
• • Used to transport blood and other specimens to the laboratory
  • Leak-prood bags with biohazard logo

  Biohazard bag
• • Use infrared light to help professionals locate and assess veins for safe venous access.
  • Trans-illumination portable devices

  Vein-locating device
• • Constricts the flow of blood and makes the veins more prominent.
  • For single use only.
  • Soft, pliable flat strip approximately 1 inch wide by 15 to 18 inches long
  • Apply 3-4 inches above the puncture site; collect in no more than 1 minute


  Tourniquet
• Bevel should bevel-up.

  True
• • This sterile device is used to inject solutions into or withdraw secretions from the body
  • Is a hollow metal tube with a pointed tip

  Needle
• Used in ETS and are equipped with safety features.


  Multi-sample needle
• Used in syringe system and comes with different gauges and lengths for different type of usage.

  Hypodermic needle
• • Butterfly
  • 1/2 to 1/3 inch stainless; 23-25 gauge; 5-12 inch tubing
  • Used for different veins because it is more flexible than the needle or syringe

  Winged infusion needle
• • Classified according to the diameter of the lumen
  • The size of needle bore is inversely proportional to gauge number
  • The higher the number the smaller the actual needle diameter

  Needle Gauge
• • Needle gauge comes in color codded caps and hubs for easy identification.
  • 21 needle-gauge commonly used
  • Length: 1-1.5 inches


  True
• 21G is color?

  Green
• • Alternative method when drawing blood from patients with patients with small or difficult veins

  Syringe System
• Serum and plasma?how many ml of syringe?

  10 ml
• • Closed collection system
  • Most efficient system for collecting blood samples.

  Evacuated tube system
• This method must apply to avoid needle injury.

  Fishing Out
• Plasma

  Lavender
• Serum

  Red