What is considered routine venipuncture?
Collection of a capillary blood specimen (36416) or of venous blood from an existing access line or by venipuncture that does not require a physician’s skill or a cutdown is considered “routine venipuncture.” Venipuncture is the method used in obtaining blood samples for blood or serum lab procedures.
What is the most important step in a routine venipuncture?
Venipuncture is the process of collecting or “draw- ing” blood from a vein and the most common way to collect blood specimens for laboratory testing. It is the most frequent procedure performed by a phle- botomist and the most important step in this proce- dure is patient identification.
What is the best and first choice for routine venipuncture?
The antecubital area of the arm is usually the first choice for routine venipuncture. This area contains the three vessels primarily used by the phlebotomist to obtain venous blood specimens: the median cubital, the cephalic and the basilic veins.
What makes a good vein for sampling?
The optimal sites for venepuncture are the veins in the antecubital fossa – the cephalic, basilic and median cubital veins. A suitable vein will be ‘bouncy’ to the touch, have no pulse and refill when depressed.
What sites should be avoided when performing venipuncture?
VENIPUNCTURE SITE SELECTION: Certain areas are to be avoided when choosing a site: Extensive scars from burns and surgery – it is difficult to puncture the scar tissue and obtain a specimen. The upper extremity on the side of a previous mastectomy – test results may be affected because of lymphedema.
Which of the following tubes should be drawn first?
The order of draw is based on CLSI Procedures and Devices for the Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens; Approved Standard – Sixth Edition, September 2008. This standard recommends that EDTA tubes be drawn first to ensure good quality specimen, followed by other additive tubes and finally, serum specimen tubes.
What is a routine venipuncture?
What Is a Routine Venipuncture? Venipuncture is the technical term used to describe the routine removal of blood from a vein for subsequent laboratory testing 1. You may undergo this procedure as part of the observation or diagnosis of a wide range of medical conditions.
How do you prepare for a venipuncture?
Prepare the venipuncture equipment Select a venipuncture site, preferably the median cubital vein within the antecubital fossa, or if veins in arm are not accessible the dorsal venous arch in the hand can be used.
How do you stop a venipuncture from bleeding?
Remove the needle from the arm Apply pressure to venipuncture site, have patient maintain pressure for 3-5 minutes with the arm in a straight position, not bent at the elbow. If bleeding has not yet stopped, have the patient raise their arm and maintain pressure.
What are the risks of venipuncture?
Considerations. Potential risks associated with venipuncture include difficulty drawing a sample from your vein, blood accumulation under your skin called a hematoma, lightheadedness, fainting, excessive bleeding and rarely infection at the testing site. Consult your doctor for more information.