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    Phlebotomy
    Phlebotomy
    Phlebotomy
    Ebook46 pages37 minutes

    Phlebotomy

    By Kathryn Almquist

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    About this ebook

    Our best-selling comprehensive 6 page laminated guide is the perfect resource to help phlebotomy (venipuncture) students understand those procedures that enable blood draw/testing to be safe and comfortable for patients. Different forms of testing, equipment and other aspects of phlebotomy are explored in detail. Includes easy-to-read tables and diagrams. Each section features “The Phlebotomist Knows” summary of critical points, set off graphically for easy reference. As customers have said this guide has "everything you need to know for phlebotomy.
    Topics covered includes:
    • Overview – Routine Venipuncture
    • How Phlebotomy is Performed
    • Circulatory System
    • Blood Tests
      • Types of Specimens
      • Common Blood Tests
      • Common Chemistry Tests & Panels
      • Table of Test Types & Purpose
    • Phlebotomy Tools, Techniques & Equipment
      • Blood Collection Basics
      • Tourniquets
      • Gloves
      • Needles
      • Evacuated Blood Collection Tubes
      • Tube Additives
      • Order of Blood Draw
    • Order of Blood Draw
    • Color-Coded Tops for Blood Draw
    • Glossary of Phlebotomy Terminology
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarCharts, Inc.
    Release dateNov 30, 2009
    ISBN9781423237198
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      Phlebotomy - Kathryn Almquist

      Essentials of Performing Phlebotomy, Circulatory System, Blood Tests, Tools, Techniques, Equipment, Color-Coded Tops & Terminology

      OVERVIEW

      Phlebotomy is derived from the Greek, phlebo- (relating to veins), and -tomy (relating to cutting)

      Phlebotomy (a.k.a., venipuncture) can be summarized as the incision of the vein for blood letting

      The main purpose of phlebotomy is to obtain blood for diagnostic testing and to remove blood for transfusion

      It involves highly developed and rigorously tested procedures and equipment to ensure the safety and comfort of the patient and the integrity of the sample collected

      Phlebotomy skills and responsibilities are performed in a variety of healthcare settings, ranging from hospital care units to home-health settings

      Furthermore, phlebotomy practice is more widely performed by all types of healthcare professionals, including:

      nurses

      respiratory therapists

      emergency medical technicians (EMTs)

      clinical laboratory professionals

      In hospital and clinical settings, the person performing the venipuncture procedure is often called a phlebotomist

      [NOTE: See Glossary of Phlebotomy Terminology]

      HOW PHLEBOTOMY IS PERFORMED

      [NOTE: Detailed procedural steps are outlined throughout the sections of this guide]

      Routine Venipuncture Procedure

      Greet and identify patient

      introduce yourself

      explain that you are going to take a blood sample

      make sure that you have the correct patient by checking the requisition or prescription

      Position and prepare the patient

      position for both safety and comfort

      explain the procedure and get a verbal informed consent from the patient

      Assemble your equipment

      gloves

      tourniquet

      tubes

      gauze

      needle adapter

      antiseptic pads, etc.

      Apply the tourniquet

      3–4 inches above the puncture site

      REMEMBER: tourniquet should not be left on longer than one minute; a tourniquet left on too long may cause the following:

      hemoconcentration (too many blood elements in plasma)

      hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells)

      petechiae (red spots on the skin)

      patients with difficult veins may be asked to make a fist or squeeze a rubber ball after the tourniquet is applied; once blood starts flowing, the patient is asked to open the fist or

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