LEC MIDTERM Flashcards
•Patients who have their blood drawn while in a
seated position
PHLEBOTOMY CHAIRS
•Most have adjustable arm rests to allow proper
positioning
PHLEBOTOMY CHAIRS
•Hold all necessary equipment for proper
sample collection.
HANDHELD CARRIERS
•In variety of styles and sizes designed to be easily
carried by the phlebotomist
HANDHELD CARRIERS
•Convenient for STAT or emergency, situations or
when relatively few patients need blood work
HANDHELD CARRIERS
•Made of stainless steel or synthetic material,
usually with swivel wheels that allows smooth
gliding
PHLEBOTOMY CARTS
•Has several shelves to carry adequate supplies
PHLEBOTOMY CARTS
Used to clean the site prior to blood collection
ANTISEPTICSh
•Prevent or inhibit the growth and development of
microorganisms but do not necessarily kill
them
ANTISEPTICS
•Considered safe to use on human skin
ANTISEPTICS
Used to remove or kill microorganisms on surfaces
and instruments.
DISINFECTANTS
•Stronger, more toxic, and typically more corrosive
than antiseptics and are not safe to use on human
skin
DISINFECTANTS
•At least _____ of contact time is required
for bleach-based
10 minutes
as a substitute for
handwashing
HAND SANITIZERS
hand sanitizer
•Should not be used when hands are visibly soiled
used to hold pressure over the site following
blood collection procedures
GAUZE PADS & COTTON
are used to cover a blood collection
site after the bleeding has stopped
•Bandages
are used to make blood films for
hematology determinations either plain or with a
frosted area at one end where the patient’s name
or other information
Precleaned 25 x 75-mm (1 x 3-in) glass
microscope slides
•can be written in pencil
•LABELING materials like pen with permanent,
non-smear ink is also needed
slides
Used needles, lancets, and other sharp objects
must be disposed of immediately in special
containers.
NEEDLE AND SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINERS
• Most are red for easy identification
• Must be marked with biohazard symbol
NEEDLE AND SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINERS
Needle and Sharps Disposal Containers Characteristics:
-Rigid
-Puncture resistant
-Leakproof
-Disposable
-Locking lids
•Leakproof plastic bags that are commonly used to
transport blood and other specimens
• Marked with a biohazard label
• Has an outside pocket where requisitions can be
placed.
BIOHAZARD BAGS
•Tend to be expensive
•Utilizes transillumination to make it easier to
locate veins that are difficult to see or feel
VEIN-LOCATING DEVICES
VEIN-LOCATING DEVICES ______ through the patient’s skin to highlight veins
shine high-intensity LED or infrared red light
the _____ in the blood within the veins
absorbs the light, causing the veins to stand out as
dark lines
hemoglobin
Applied or tied around a patient’s arm prior to
venipuncture
TOURNIQUET
tourniquet ______ veins to restrict blood flow
compresses
Restriction of venous flow _______ the
veins, making them larger and easier to find
distends or inflates
•Restriction of blood flow can change blood
components if the tourniquet is left in place for
more than 1 minute
Tourniquet Approx.
1 inch wide by 15-18 inches long
tourniquet commonly used
Flat strip type
Should be non-latex to prevent latex allergy
tourniquet
tourniquet must be applied _____ above the puncture site
3-4 inches
Pumping of hands can result to
eleveated potassium levels
•Prolonged tourniquet causes
hemoconcentration
Sterile, disposable, and designed for a single use
only
needles
type of needles
• Multisample needles (ETS)
• Hypodermic needles (Syringe System)
Winged infusion (butterfly)
-End that pierces the vein
-Allows needle to easily slip into the skin and vein
w/o coring
Bevel
Long cylindrical portion
Shaft
End that attaches to the blood collection device
Hub
Internal space of the needle
Lumen
Indicated by a number that is related to the
diameter of the lumen
GAUGE
• Inversely proportional to the needle’s
diameter
Gauge
the higher the gauge number
the smaller the diameter of the needle
selected accordingly to the size
and condition of px’s vein
Needle gauge
standard and most routine
21-gauge
most needles come in (length)
1 or 1.5 in
butterfly needles length
0.5-0.75 in | 1/2 to 3/4 inch long
-Provide immediate permanent needle
containment
-Activated using one hand
-Resheathing devices, blunting devices,
retractable needles
NEEDLE SAFETY FEATURES
shields that cover the needle after use and are devices that retract the needle after use
Resheathing Devices
-alternative for patients with small or difficult veins.
SYRINGE SYSTEM
SYRINGE SYSTEM Consist of a
(1) hypodermic needle, (2) sterile
plastic syringe with a Luer-lock tip
-Used for collecting blood from small or difficult
veins such as hand veins and veins of elderly and
pediatric patients
INFUSION SETS
-Allow much more flexibility and precision
INFUSION SETS
-Most sets have removable Luer adapters that
allow them to be used with either ETS holders or
syringes
INFUSION SETS
commonly referred as
butterfly, which contains plastic extensions that
resemble butterfly wings
-WINGED INFUSION SET
Most common, efficient, and CLSI-preferred
system for collecting blood samples
EVACUATED TUBE SYSTEM
System allows numerous tubes to be collected
with a single venipuncture
EVACUATED TUBE SYSTEM
Allows multiple tubes of blood to be collected
during a single venipuncture
MULTISAMPLE NEEDLES
Threaded in the middle and have a beveled point
on each end
MULTISAMPLE NEEDLES
•Threaded portion screws into a tube holder
• Covered by a sleeve that retracts as the needle
goes through the tube stopper
MULTISAMPLE NEEDLES
•Clear, plastic, disposable cylinder with a small
threaded opening at one end
TUBE HOLDERS
Attaches to the needle and holds the tube for ETS
Needle and tube-holder devices are available
permanently attached as a single unit or as both
devices preassembled.
TUBE HOLDERS
Collection tubes for obtaining blood.
EVACUATED TUBES
• Allows automatic filling of blood due to the
negative pressure
• Amount of vacuum is measured precisely by
manufacturer
• Able to draw exact volume of blood indicated on
the label
• Tube that has prematurely lost all or part of its
vacuum will fail to properly fill blood
VACUUM
CAUSES OF PREMATURE LOSS OF VACUUM:
• Improper storage
• Opening the tube
• Dropping the tube
• Advancing the tube too far onto the needle before
puncture
• Bevel becomes partially out of the skin during
puncture
a result of premature loss of
vacuum resulting to under-filled tube.
“SHORT DRAW”