CPD-PHLEBOTOMY

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PHLEBOTOMY 

Objective:

 Phlebotomy also is called vein puncture is a procedure I which a needle ia inserted  in a vein to take blood sample, usually laboratory testing .The procedure done by the person called Phlebotomist  Requirement:

 • Collection tubes

 • Needle /syringes

 • Gloves

  • Alcohol swabs

 • Torniquet

 • Bandage

 • Safety box

 • Sanitizer

 • Disponsable contanier 

Procedures

 1. Confirm patient  identify

 2. Inform  the pateint about the process and address any concerns they may  have 

3. Identify the suitable vein (median cubital vein is preffered)

 4. Apply torniquet to make the vein more visible

  5. Sterilize puncture site with alcohol swab 

6. Attach the needle to blood collection tube or syringes

 7. Insert the needle into vien proper blood flow into the syringes or blood collection tube 

8. Fill the required blood colletion  tube in correct order 

9. With the needle carefully appliying pressure to puncture site with gauze

 10.Safely dispose off  the needle in sharp container ,apply bandage  

11.Label the collection tube with pateint information 

12.Blood must be drawn by phlebotomist in specific order in order to avoid  cross contamination of the sample by additives found in different tube 

Blood collection tube Blood culture additives specimen Sodium polyanethole sulfonate Blue cap sodium citrate whole blood plasma after cetrifugation Red cap no additive Yellow cap plasma gel serum separator Green cap serum Lithium heparin Purple cap plasma Potassium EDTA Levender tube Whole blood Grey cap Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride Black cap Plasma  Trisodium citrate for ESR Whole blood 

Prepared by:Filibeth Ladislaus Msemwa 

                        Laboratory technologist 

                        Masanja Dispensary Laboratory 

                        Mitundu-Itigi,Singida 

                        5th DECEMBER,2024