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What happens if pressure is not applied when removing a needle following a venipuncture by a lab tech?
you get a hematoma
What are the steps in venipuncture?
Gloves Tourniquet Feel for a Vein Alcohol Stick Insert tube and fill Remove tube Remove tourniquet Remove needle Apply pressure Band aide
What do you do first when a patient is having a synocopal episode while venipuncture is being performed?
Remove the tourniquet, then remove the needle
What is the maximum leght of time for a tourniquet should be in place before blood is drawn?
no longer than a minute and a half to two minutes once you get the needle into the vein you should tell the person to relax the fist first then remove the tourniquet if left on too long you can obliterate the blood supply and cause tissue damage
Explain why must the tourniquet being removed immediately after the blood started to fill the syringe?
to allow the blood to continue flowing. the tourniquet backs up the blood and makes the veins more big and firm. After the needle is in ur good to go. but the blood has to flow
What is pleurocentesis?
Removing fluid from a lung cavity, typically by needle aspiration.
What happens if you don't sterilize a needle before piercing your lip?
you will lose alot of blood.and lip will become swollen and infected.
Reasons associated with phlebotomy that cause hemolysis?
Some things that will cause hemolysis when drawing a blood sample: leaving the tourniquet on too long if a syring is used, care must be used not to pull back to quickly or forcefully, this will hemolyze the red blood cells Also, Not allowing alcohol at site to dry (if it enters your tube it can cause hemolysis) Shaking instead of inverting anticoagulant tubes Leaving the tube on the double ended needle when removing needle from patients vein. Using the incorrect needle size for the vein. (A small needle on a big vein and a large needle on a small vein)
Why is it important to remove the needle before cleaning the sewing machine?
There are a few reasons for removing the needle:So that the needle doesn't break or bend while cleaning itSo that you don't accidentally scrape or pierce your skin while cleaning itSo that you can thoroughly clean the area around the needle
Why sewing needle always broken?
Try removing your pins as the fabric feeds through the machine. If your needle hits the pins it may break.
How does the cell membrane material allows the cell membrane after removing the needle?
like that la
What happens if you poke a vein with a needle?
If you poke your Vein with a needle, you will bleed slowly (nonstop), Painless but Suicidal.
