PHLEBOTOMY 101

venipuncture

100

1 minute

What is the lnegth of time a tourniquet can be left on.

200

median cubital

What is the vein located in the center of the arm.

300

tourniquet, tube, two by two

What is how you finish a blood draw.

400

Circular motion

How do we clean the site with alcohol?

500

Informed consent

What is called when you tell the patient I am going to draw your blood today?

order of draw

100

sterile tube

What is the first tube in the draw order.

200

green tube

What is the 4th tube color.

300

lt blue

What is the 2nd tube.

400

serum tube (red, gel, sst, gold)

What is the 3rd tube

500

Lavender

What is 5th tube

anti-coagulants

100

EDTA

What is in a Lavendar top tube.

200

Na Citrate

What is in a lt blue tube.

300

heparin

What is in a green tube

400

Na Flouride

What is in a grey top?

500

keeps blood from clotting

What is the function of an anticoagulant?

supplies

100

20-22g

What is the most common needle size for venipuncture.

200

2x2

What is used to apply pressure to site?

300

Vacutainer tubes

What is blood collected into?

400

touniquet

What is used to make veins prominenet?

500

iodine, or CHG (Not alcohol)

What is used to clean arm for alcohol level

problems

100

Hematome

What is the most common side effect of having blood drawn.

200

Fainting

What is syncope?

300

hemolysis

What is it called when RBCs break apart?

400

which tube is rejected because it is not filled completely

What is a Lt blue top tube

500

Apply heat pack

What is having a hard time palpating a vein?