Patient Complications and Conditions

Cards (18)

  • If the patient have ADHESIVE ALLERGY from micropore, hold PRESSURE for 5 MINUTES
  • If the patient has ANTISEPTIC ALLERGY, use ALTERNATE ANTISEPTICS.
  • If the patient has LATEX ALLERGY, avoid physical contact with LATEX products
  • Excessive bleeding is caused by what?
    Aspirin or anticoagulant therapy
  • Fainting: loss of conciousness
  • Fainting lasts for how long?
    few seconds or as long as half an hour
  • How long should we monitor the patient after fainting?
    at least 15 minutes
  • After how many minutes can the patient drive after fainting?
    30 minutes
  • When the patient fainted, release the what and remove and discard the what as quickly as possible?
    Release the tourniquet and remove and discard the needle.
  • Apply pressure to the site while having the patient LOWER the head and breathe deeply.
  • Apply what to the forehead and back of the neck?
    Cold compress or wet washcloth
  • DOCUMENT the incident according to facility protocol.
  • The numbness of the arm, burning or electric shock sensation, and pain that radiates up and down the arm are indicators of what?
    Nerve was hit
  • Petechiae and hematoma differ in what?
    volume
  • Petechiae: tiny and nonraised red spots LESS THAN 3mm
  • Petechiae appear after what?
    tourniquet application
  • Petechiae DOES NOT mean that the phlebotomist used incorrect procedure.
  • Petechiae can cause what?
    excessive bleeding