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What do you do if you accidentally draw blood from the wrong patient?
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∙ 13y ago
Discard it and draw from the correct patient.
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If a patient has a PICC line in one arm and a mastectomy on the other side where do you draw blood from?
Why not use the PICC for the blood draw?
How do you draw blood from an IV line?
Type your answer here... if a patient has an intravenous line (IV) in the arm, can the phlebotomist draw blood
What happens if you draw blood from a mastectomy patient?
might cause lymphedema
Should you finish one patient when drawing blood before start another patient even if its in emergency room?
Yes. Switching between patients during a draw can result in a mix up of tubes. The most common mistake in blood bank is clerical error. Labels on wrong tube, wrong ID band information written down, etc.
Is having a patient bend their arm after a blood draw wrong?
no not necessarily ..some people bend them and some don't..however, keping the arm straight will help to reduce the chance and size of bruising.
How long should you wait to draw blood for a lab test after a patient finishes a unit of blood?
2 hours usualy,but it depends on how much blood you withdrew.
What should you do if you have to draw blood from a patient with edema?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_should_you_do_if_you_have_to_draw_blood_from_a_patient_with_edema http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_should_you_do_if_you_have_to_draw_blood_from_a_patient_with_edema
What is the most important step to take before drawing blood from a patient?
you MUST properly identify the patient first, then continue with the blood draw, things get mixed up way too often!!
What condition could happen if you draw blood from a mastectomy patient?
if you draw blood from the arm from the surgical side, they could get swelling of the arm from poor circulation, called lymphedema. so they cannot have any blood draws, iv's, injections or blood pressue taken on that arm at all.
Why is Dracula a good artist?
he can draw blood get it?
The role of a phlebotomist is to?
A phlebotomist is responsible for drawing the blood of a patient. They must choose the proper needle, know the proper amount to be drawn, label the blood vial properly, and use caution because blood is a possible contaminant.
What do most phlebomotist do?
Their despciption is drawing blood from patients for example a patient that has medicanion like coumadin (a blood thinner) or just a simple blood draw for the lab to test. Also they administer stool samples and urine samples.
