PHLEBOTOMY PROCEDURE ILLUSTRATED:

• Patient identification
• Filling out the requisition
• Equipment
• Apply tourniquet and palpate for vein
• Sterilize the site
• Insert needle
• Drawing the specimen
• Drawing the specimen
• Releasing the tourniquet
• Applying pressure over the vein
• Applying bandage
• Disposing needle into sharps
• Labeling the specimens

 

FINGERSTICK PROCEDURE ILLUSTRATED:

• Equipment
• Proper location on finger
• Puncture with lancet
• Drop of blood
• Wipe first drop
• Collecting the specimen
• Specimen container