Techniques
What is the preferred location for drawing blood?
Antecubital space
Name the order of draw.
light blue, red/gray (tiger top), green, lavender, and gray.
two edged sharp instrument used to makes small incisions
lancet
When do you release a tourniquet on a patient's arm?
Once proper blood flow is established
What is one reason that a specimen has hemolysis
alcohol has entered the specimen.
blood vessels that bring nutrients and oxygen to the cells in your organs
capillaries
When doing a venipuncture what is the correct degree to insert the needle?
15 to 30 degrees
collecting blood with a syringe
how is the blood added into
increases capillary action
surface tension
When or on whom should you use a capillary puncture?
For infants and or young children and if you are only testing for a small amount of blood for results to be produced immediately.
What color tube should be drawn for coagulation studies
Light Blue
collects and analyzes small amounts of blood or other kinds of fluids
capillary tube
what is the correct location for performing a capillary puncture on an infant?
Outer edge of the underside of the heel.
What is one test that cannot be collected using a dermal puncture
Blood cultures.
absorbing liquid away
wicking