Activity 4

• blood extraction equipment

  • gloves
  • tourniquet
  • alcohol (prep pads)
  • gauze pads
  • adhesive bandage or tape
  • needles
  • evacuated tube holder or syringe
  • sharps (needle disposal) container
  • permanent marker, pen, or computer labels
  • evacuated tubes
• gauge 15-17


  special needle attached to collection bag
• gauge 18


  hypodermic
• gauge 15-17


  collection of donor units, autologous blood donation, and therapeutic phlebotomy
• gauge 18


  used primarily as a transfer needle rather than for blood collection; safety issues have diminished use
• gauge 20, 21, 22


  multisample hypodermic
• gauge 20


  sometimes used when large-volume tubes are collected or large-volume syringes are used on patients with normal-size veins
• gauge 21


  considered the standard venipuncture needle for routine venipuncture on patients with normal veins or for syringe blood culture collection
• gauge 22


  used on older children and adult patients with small veins for syringe draws on difficult veins
• gauge 23


  butterfly
• gauge 23


  used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults
• evacuated tubes range in size from 2mL to 15mL, and evacuated tube holders come in two sizes - adult and pediatric
• a butterfly or wing tipped assembly is used for non-stable patients or in some cases of very small, fragile veins
• Butterfly Needle Parts:

  A) Butterfly

  B) Tubing

  C) Adapter

  D) Holder

  E) Evacuated Tube

  
• Syringe Parts

  Parts of Syringe in ETS

  A) Evacuated Tube

  B) Evacuated Tube Holder

  C) Needle (double-ended)

  D) Flange

  E) Rubber stopper on tube

  
• The evacuated collection tube assembly includes the (a) evacuated tube, (b) flange, (c) rubber stopper on the tube, (d) evacuated tube holder, and (e) needle (double-ended).
• A capillary tube with clay sealant is used for microspecimens.
• Microspecimen containers include small containers such as this Microtainer® by Becton Dickenson. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions when filling any microspecimen container.