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Phlebotomy Technician Educational Resource for Phlebotomy Technician Training
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IF PHLEBOTOMY SOUNDS RIGHT TO YOU
Phlebotomy Skills
Adequate education and training of the person responsible for the collection of quality specimens is essential! Otherwise, an improperly collected sample will lead to false lab results and errors that can harm the patient, or even cause their death. Almost certainly it will increase the cost of care. Only through skillful and careful blood drawing procedure can a quality blood sample be obtained., and reliable results be recorded, such as timed tests , e.g. glucose tolerance and drug levels, and special tests such as STATS, blood culture, and tests required to be obtained in a fasting state. If required for the test, they will administer oral diagnostic medications such as glucose, and xylose to patients per the doctor's instructions.
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A phlebotomist must understand that each person is different, each situation is unique, know all possible problem areas and complications, and prevent procedural errors from ever happening. Special challenges arise when collecting blood from the antecubital fossa area is not possible because of the presence of indwelling intravenous lines (IV), or an arterial vessel must be accessed for arterial blood gas tests and there is a vascular access device (VAD) in place.
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