Phlebotomy

Question 1

T/F: You compress the vein between the venipuncture site and the heart.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Most common sites for canine blood collection

Answer 2

Cephalic, jugular and lateral saphenous veins

Question 3

Most common site for feline blood collection

Answer 3

Cephalic, jugular, femoral and medial saphenous

Question 4

Most common site for blood collection in large animals

Answer 4

Jugular and sometimes auricular and coccygeal

Question 5

Complications of venipuncture

Answer 5

Hematoma, hemorrhage, thrombosis, phlebitis and skin irritation

Question 6

Steps in ovine blood draw

Answer 6

1. Shearing
2. Restraint
3. Locating the vein
4. Prepare the site
5. Blood collection

Question 7

Where do you insert the needle for a coccygeal blood draw in a bovine patient?

Answer 7

1/2 inch deep perpendicular to the tail at underside, midline and at about 3- 6 inches from the base of the tail

Question 8

T/F: You always insert the tube onto the vacutainer before inserting the needle into the vein

Answer 8

FALSE!!

Push tube onto needle after you have inserted it onto the vein

Question 9

Who holds off for a jugular draw in a small animal?

Answer 9

The person drawing blood

Question 10

Who holds off for a cephalic vein blood draw?

Answer 10

The person holding the animal