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What is the common needle gauges used for drawing blood with a evacuated tube?
21g
What is a venipuncture?
Venipuncture is the medical term used when drawing blood. Basically, it means your vein has had a needle stuck into it for some purpose.
What can happen if too small of a needle is used during a blood draw?
It makes drawing the blood much slower, and the extra pressure used to force blood along a narrow needle can damage some blood cells as well as causing the patient extra pain. A larger needle always hurts less than a tiny one because of the pressure principle. All true! Additionally, it's easy to clog a really small bore needle, sometimes before the sample is complete.
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)
Can you get hep c from using a needle with your own old blood in it?
No..as long as it is only your own blood on the needle (it was a sterile needle before you used it) and you were the one getting stuck. You can only get hep C if someone else who has hep c used the needle before you did.
What gauge needles are commonly used for drawing blood?
21
What instrument is used to collect blood by performing a skin puncture?
A needle.
What color test tube is used when drawing blood for electrolytes?
lavender
What is the vacutainer?
A vacutainer is a vacuum pressured flask that is normally used for blood collection. Useful for drawing blood.
What color blood drawing tube is used to collect a serum specimen?
Red
Can you get HIV by giving blood?
If a clean needle is used (That hasn't been use before) no
What is the medical term meaning Withdrawal of fluid by suction with a needle?
The most common procedure for removing fluids is venipuncture or drawing blood from a vein. In this procedure, the syringe and a needle of the proper size are used with a vacutainer.
