| Phlebotomy is the process of piercing the
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| | phlebotomist bears in mind factors such
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| flesh with a needle in order to enter a
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| | as the bruising of the skin where it is
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| vein and extract blood from the body.
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| | punctured, inflammation of veins, and
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| This is also known as venipuncture. The
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| | possible chances of infection at the
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| terminology comes from the Greek word
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| | punctured sites while performing
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| "phlebo" meaning vein, and "tom" meaning
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| | venipunctures or skin punctures. The
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| cut. Most often the blood is used for
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| | skin puncture is done using finger sticks
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| diagnostic (testing) purposes and at
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| | wherein small blood samples need to be
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| times this process can be done to replace
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| | collected. In the case of infants, a
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| blood loss (transfusion). Regular
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| | heel stick is used. At times it may be
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| phlebotomy is undergone by patients who
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| | required to draw blood from arteries or
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| have too much iron in their blood or are
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| | capillary beds; a specimen which is
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| producing too many red blood cells.
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| | easily done by these trained
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| Removal of blood decreases the excess
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| | professionals. Phlebotomists may at
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| level of iron in the red blood cells.
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| | times be required to ascertain stool and
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| You may have faced a situation in which
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| | urine sample collection and testing.
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| you needed to donate blood, or perhaps
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| | Phlebotomists do not administer drugs or
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| took part in a blood group test. You may
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| | any intravenous fluids that require
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| have realized that you did not experience
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| | injections.
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| any discomfort or pain when the needle
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| | In the United States the phlebotomists
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| was inserted into the vein to draw blood,
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| | are unlicensed medical care
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| or even while it was being removed. The
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| | professionals, except in the state of
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| person who administered this procedure to
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| | California. In California, licensing is
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| you was, in fact, a Phlebotomist trained
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| | mandatory for phlebotomists in order to
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| in phlebotomy.
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| | work with any clinical laboratory,
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| A Phlebotomist is a person who has the
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| | hospital, research institution, public
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| ability to find a vein beneath the skin,
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| | health clinics or blood bank.
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| inject the needle and extract blood with
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| | Those who have undergone vocational
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| ease, even within seconds. They also
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| | training, graduated in phlebotomy or
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| monitor blood pressure and pulse in
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| | spent approximately two years in the
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| situations like blood transfusions or
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| | field should enroll in a certification
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| blood donation at the blood banks.
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| | course. This will help with proficiency
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| Phlebotomists are integral and vital
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| | in human anatomy, technical skills,
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| members of the healthcare team, as the
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| | interpersonal skills, lab safety rules,
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| blood they collect is used for diagnostic
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| | as well as compliance with CDC & OSHA
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| testing which helps the physicians to
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| | requirements. In addition, many other
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| make informed decisions. They also act
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| | pre-requisites such as blood collection
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| as life guardians with their services at
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| | techniques, specimen record management
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| the blood banks encouraging blood
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| | and data entry maintenance for the
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| donation campaigns.
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| | purposes of report generation, will be
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| Phlebotomy is safe when done by a
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| | covered.
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| well-trained professional. The
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