Phebotomy

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[DAIGORO14]

I can understand the goggles cause if you tie the tourniquet really tight and use the green needle then often you get a drop spert out. It used to happen to me a lot but then i just tied my tourniquet less tight and didn't have an issue but once in a while on a huge vein it happens. It was a very good video i really liked the angle of needle.

[martinbond2003]

Sorry if I sounded offended. I had a good part of a bottle of wine so I was just a bit over the top with my reply. Sorry.

[gembieminx]

sorry if i offended you but that is the way we are taught at our medical school.....my comment was in no way meant as an affront....there are many doctors (and i have seen this) that never use gloves for phlebotomy....im not saying i would do that and i ALWAYS use gloves but that is for some reason what we are taught...

[martinbond2003]

Where are you from???? who cares. I have been working in healthcare for more than 7 years. Weather you have washed your hands before or not you have to use gloves for GOOD practise. Washing your hands don't kill all bugs. The risk of making even a small break in the skin like an injection can introduce unwanted germs. Think I am talking rubbish or not, it happens and healthcare professionals need to take 100% precautions. I have seen it and have to deal with it.

[gembieminx]

If you watch the beginning of the video it says that she washed her hands so she wouldnt be contaminating anything....the only thing the gloves are used for is to protect the practitioner from blood borne infections, HIV for example

[martinbond2003]

I must agree with you. I watched it again and thought the same as you. But infection control means everything. Putting on the gloves should have been the first thing done.

[AuthenticGirl87]

I agree with the eye wear, you really don't need them unless there is a serious risk for the blood to spurt at you. However she is right in not wearing gloves to put the needle on, that portion of the tube isn't going in the skin, if she had uncapped the needle or touched the end of the vacutaner needle she would have need gloves.

[martinbond2003]

What a process. First she didn't have the gloves on when putting the needle on the vacume container so it is all contaminated. And what are the eye protectors for. In the years that I have been working in health care I have never seen people use them.

[kd4imu]

It would have been nice if the last time I had blood work using a vacutainer the could have been this still.

[funkienotajunkie]

You shouldn't 'shake' serum tubes. Only need to gently rotate the one serum separator.