PMLS 2 LESSON 4

• Blood Collection Station


  Is primarily used for outpatient department, must have a table for supplies, comfortable chair to sit on during the procedure, and a bed or padded table for heelsticks for infants or you children
• Phlebotomy chair


  should be comfortable and have an adjustable arm rest
• Equipment carrier


  makes the collection portable
• hand-held phlebotomy equipment


  used "stat" cases
• phlebotomy cart


  utilized during early-morning phlebotomy rounds.
• gloves


  new pair of these are used in every blood collection and must be in good fit.
• antiseptics


  used to prevent sepsis
• sepsis


  harmful bacteria enters the human body through break or wound in the skin.
• disinfectants


  are used for killing microorganisms in surfaces or instruments
• bandages


  are used on blood collection site once the bleeding has stopped
• 1x3 inch glass microscope slides


  this is for blood film for hematology determination
• pen with non-smear ink


  is recommended for labeling specimens
• watch with timer


  used to determine collection times and to time tests
• sharp disposal containers/sharp containers


  is used as a receptacle for needles, syringes, lancets, and other sharp objects
• biohazard bags


  are used to transport blood and other specimens to the laboratory. These are leak-proof and properly labeled with a logo.
• outside pocket


  this is attached to the biohazard bag where requisition form or other documentations can be placed.
• vein-locating devices


  are transillumination portable devices that use infrared lights to help health professionals locate the veins for safe venous access.
• tourniquet


  it is a constricting device applied to the patient's arm prior to the venipuncture with the aim of inflating the vein by restricting venous blood for a period of time.
• needles


  are sterile and for single used only as these are used for drawing blood samples.
• multi-sample needle, hypodermic, and winged infusion


  these are three types of needles used in venipuncture
• needle gauge


  classified according to the diameter of the lumen
• 20-23 gauge


  are the gauge appropriate for blood collection
• 21 gauge


  is the most commonly used gauge in venipuncture
• 1 to 1.5 inches


  length of needle for venipuncture
• evacuated tube system (ETS)


  closed collection system composed of multisample needle, tube holder, and evacuated tube
• ETS


  the other end is pierced to the vein while the other end is in the stopper of the evacuated tube.
• Environmental Protection Agency-registered sodium hypochlorite


  disinfectants preferred for venipuncture
• 1:100


  dilution for Environmental Protection Agency-registered sodium hypochlorite
• 70% ethyl alcohol, 70% is0prophyl alcohol, benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidine gluconate, hydrogen peroxide, povidone iodine, & tincture iodine

  antiseptics that can be used for venipuncture
• winged infusion


  needle used for butterfly.
• 1/2 to 3/4 inch, 23-25 gauge, 5-12 inch tubing


  measurements for winged infusion
• winged infusion


  is used for difficult veins such as geriatric and pediatric patients
• syringe system


  it is a alternative method of drawing blood from a small or difficult vein.
• syringe method


  it is the traditional way of drawing blood
• syringe with resheating feature and syringe into graduated barrel and plunger


  two components of syringe
• 2 mL, 5ml, and 10 mL


  commonly used syringes in phlebotomy
• multi-sample needle, tube holder, and evacuated tube

  ETS is composed of...
• evacuated tubes


  are color-coded tubes filled with predetermined volume of blood by vacuum.
• ETS and syringe system

  evacuated tubes can be used in...
• 3 to 10 times


  how many times does the tube needs to be inverted in order to mix the additives and specimen?