Lesson 4

• Blood-deawing station is primarily used for the outpatient dept.
• A hand-held phlebotomy equipment is used for 'stat' cases.
• Gloves - non-strerile-disposablelatex-nitrile-neoprene-polyethylene-vinyl.
• Safety features - resheathing-blunting-retractiondevices.
• The disinfectant preferred to be used in venipuncture are Environmental Protection Agency-registered sodium hypochlorite with 1:100 dilution.
• For spills clean-up procedures, the 10% dilution is used.
• Antiseptic - hydrogen peroxide, tincture iodine.
• The wings or the the plastic extensions facilitate the easy manipulation of the shallow angle needle insertion.
• This tube should be gently inverted 3-10 times after the collection to mix the additive with the specimen.
• The evacuated tubes' usage depends on factors which include the age of the patients, size and condition of the vein, and the volume of blood that is needed.
• Vein-locating devices are transillumination portable devices that use infrared light to locate and assess veins for safe venous access.
• Needles are used for withdrawing blood samples.
• Trace element-free tubes are made of materials that are free of trace element contamination.
• The gauge of a needle indicates the diameter of the needle’s lumen.