What Are Various Equipment's Used in Venipuncture Flashcards

The tubes are designed to fill with a predetermined volume of blood by vacuum. The rubber stoppers are color coded according to the additive that the tubes contains.

Many types of needles are used by phlebotomist with different types being appropriate for different veins, different patients and different uses

Used to protect the phlebotomist form an accidental needle stick when transferring blood from a syringe to a vacuum tube

Tubes are used for storing the blood samples prior to being sent off to the laboratory. They are color coded to indicate the type of additive that has been used with the blood. As a phlebotomist, you will need to memorize the order of the tubes and what additive each colored tube contains

May be used in place of the evacuated collection tube for special circumstances (small and fragile veins)

Needles are used to draw blood from patients with small or fragile veins

Used to colect blood from patients suspected of having septicemia or bacteremia

Used to perform capillary punctures on the finger or heel

Used to block venous blood flow to make the veins stick out more

Used to transfer serum or plasma into other tubes for testing

Substances used for skin cleaning that inhibits the growth of bacteria

Special puncture - resistant leak proof, disposable containers used to dispose of used needles, lancets and other sharp objects

Used prior to the puncture to disinfect the patient's skin at the site of needle insertion.

After the collection of blood specimen, a slight pressure bandage is applied.