PHLEB: Blood Collection Equipment Flashcards
GENERAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
- Antiseptics
- Gauze Pads/Cotton Balls
- Sharp Disposal Containers
- Pen
- Watch
Venipuncture Equipment
- Vein-Locating Devices
- Tourniquet
- Needles
- Tube Holder
- Evacuated tubes
Capillary Puncture Equipment
- Lancet/Incision Device
- Microcollection Containers
- Microhematocrit Tubes
- Clay Sealant
- Warming Devices
Vein-locating device:
a) other name
b) Principle
c) example
a) Vein Viewer
b) Red Infrared Light
c) Venoscope II Transilluminator
Tourniquet
a) function
b) application
c) example
a) restrict venous blood flow but not arterial
b) 3-4 inches above collection site
c) strap tourniquet
Needles
a) characteristics
b) examples
c) color coding
a) sterile, disposable, single-use
b) multisample, hypodermic, winged infusion
c)
yellow - 20 gauge
green - 21 gauge
black - 22 gauge
blue - 23 gauge
Criteria for choosing needles
Size and condition of patient’s vein
Type of blood collection procedure
Equipment used
Needle Length
Multisample: 1- or 1.5-inch
Hypodermic: 1- or 1.5-inch
Butterfly: 1/2 to 1/3-inch
Parts of a needle
Plunger
Barrel
Needle hub
Scale
Bevel
Instances of Pre-Measured Loss of Vacuum in ETS
Improper storage of blood collection tube
Opening of the tube
Dropping the tube on the floor
Advancing the tube before venipuncture
Needle bevel partially out of the skin during venipuncture (dislodging of needle).
ORDER OF DRAW (capillary/microtainer)
Blood Gas
Slides & Smears/EDTA
Lithium Heparin
Lithium Heparin w/ gel separator
Fluoride/Oxalate
Serum w/ clot activator
Serum w/o additive
Newborn Blood Spot Card
Tests that can’t be performed using skin puncture specimen
ESR
Coagulation Studies
Blood Culture
Special Capillary Puncture Procedures
Capillary Blood Gases
Neonatal Bilirubin Collection
Newborn/Neonatal Screening
Testing of newborns for the presence of certain genetic, metabolic, hormonal, and functional disorders that can cause severe mental handicaps or other serious abnormalities
Newborn/Neonatal Screening
collection method for Newborn/Neonatal Screening
blood spot collection through heel puncture
Done to newborns to detect and monitor increased uncoagulated bilirubin levels caused by overproduction or impaired excretion of bilirubin.
Neonatal Bilirubin Collection
collection method for Neonatal Bilirubin Collection
collected using amber-colored micro collection tubes through heel puncture
It is less desirable for blood gas analysis due to its composition and temporarily exposed to air during collection
Rarely collected in adults
Capillary Blood Gas
collection method for Capillary Blood Gas
Skin puncture on plantar surface of foot
