2. Phlebotomy Equipment Flashcards
What are the types of gloves that can be worn?
Latex
Vinyl
Nitrile
Should we wear gloves while collection blood?
No excuse for not wearing gloves
Must be discarded after single patient use
Gloves will protect from blood spills
Will reduce the volume of blood from a needle stick injury by 50%
What are the types of tourniquets?
Latex
Non latex
Velcro
Buckle-cloth elastics
Where do you place a tourniquet ?
3-4 inches above the elbow
Must not be left on for more than 1 minute
What alcohol is commonly used?
70% isopropyl alcohol
Applied with a gauze square
Start at centre and make circles away from site, let air dry
Re-cleanse if site is touched again before puncture
DO NOT use on samples testing for blood alcohol content
What is a collection tray?
Carry all equipment that is required for a number of collections
Blood specimens only in a tray
What are the three parts of a basic needle?
Bevel, shaft, hub
What determines the gauge of the needle?
The diameter of the hollow shaft
The larger the Gauge number, the smaller the needle
20 (yellow),21 (green),22 (black) commonly used
What are evacuated tubes?
Receptacles for the blood specimens
Contain a vacuum and suck the blood from the vein
Glass or plastic
Hemogard rubber stopper
What is the difference between additive tubes and non-additive tubes?
Non-additive - coated on the inside with silicon to keep blood cells from sticking to the sides of tube, preventing ruptures
Yield serum samples (no clumping factors)
Additive - any substance placed in a tube other than the silicon. May act as anticoagulants, cell preservatives, clot activators, separation devices
What are the tube colours? What is each one for?
Lavender - EDTA tubes, test whole blood
Blue - sodium citrate, test plasma
SST gold - serum separator tubes, speed clotting and separate clot from serum
PST - plasma separator tubes, mint green, heparin anticoagulant
Grey - oxalate/fluoride, test plasma
Red - serum chemistry, immunology or toxicology, coated
Green/Light Green - STAT test, electrolytes, plasma, has heparin
What is the order of draw?
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Sterile, blue, red/SST, green/PST, lavender, grey
What are the three parts of a basic needle?
Bevel, shaft, hub
What determines the gauge of the needle?
The diameter of the hollow shaft
The larger the Gauge number, the smaller the needle
20 (yellow),21 (green),22 (black) commonly used
What are evacuated tubes?
Receptacles for the blood specimens
Contain a vacuum and suck the blood from the vein
Glass or plastic
Hemogard rubber stopper
