I’m with Quest, and they say 2 mins. I was taught in school to pop it as soon as we get good blood flow, but then during my externship, all of the seasoned phlebotomists kept it on until the last tube, even when they were drawing more than several tubes. What is the best practice that I should follow to be a successful phlebotomist?
Caroline G 2 minutes? The CLSI standard is 1 minute. Anything more than 1 minute will lead to hemoconcentration, guaranteed. If you are drawing multiple tubes that will go beyond 1 minute then you need to release the tourniquet before the 1 minute mark. In my video I said you can release it just after you insert the needle but you run the risk of blood flow stopping which does happen. Follow the CLSI standard and go with the 1 minute and do not go beyond that. Hope this helped.
Phlebotomy Solutions absolutely that makes sense, and that’s what was hammered into our heads during school, and on the NHA exam... so I was a bit surprised to hear 2 mins. Now that I am out of training, I will only keep it for 1 minute. That being said though, I haven’t seen any hemolysis in the specimens I draw, but I’m sure there’s stuff I can’t tell with the naked eye.
Phlebotomy Solutions hi thank you for the reply! I am having an infusion treatment for skin. The first treatment went totally fine. But when I was about to have my second treatment, my vein feels really hurt so the nurse canceled the treatment, and when the nurse start to pull out the needle I suddenly had seizure. I tried to find out what causes this because I don’t have any epilepsy and never experienced any seizure before. The doctor said it probably because I was too nervous and I am not in a good condition to have the infusion treatment. What probably the other cause of this? Is it save to continue the treatment in few days? Thank you
@@anggidama6011 People who have a fear of needles or who are not in great physical condition can have a syncope episode which can then cause a seizure. I have had students pass out during a blood draw and it triggered a seizure in the process. It does happen and perfectly normal at times. I would not worry about it but moving forward you should lay down during all procedures and let them know what can happen to you during a blood draw or infusion.
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I’m with Quest, and they say 2 mins. I was taught in school to pop it as soon as we get good blood flow, but then during my externship, all of the seasoned phlebotomists kept it on until the last tube, even when they were drawing more than several tubes. What is the best practice that I should follow to be a successful phlebotomist?
Caroline G 2 minutes? The CLSI standard is 1 minute. Anything more than 1 minute will lead to hemoconcentration, guaranteed. If you are drawing multiple tubes that will go beyond 1 minute then you need to release the tourniquet before the 1 minute mark. In my video I said you can release it just after you insert the needle but you run the risk of blood flow stopping which does happen.
Follow the CLSI standard and go with the 1 minute and do not go beyond that. Hope this helped.
Phlebotomy Solutions absolutely that makes sense, and that’s what was hammered into our heads during school, and on the NHA exam... so I was a bit surprised to hear 2 mins. Now that I am out of training, I will only keep it for 1 minute. That being said though, I haven’t seen any hemolysis in the specimens I draw, but I’m sure there’s stuff I can’t tell with the naked eye.
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Can hemoconcentration causes syncope and seizure?
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Phlebotomy Solutions hi thank you for the reply! I am having an infusion treatment for skin. The first treatment went totally fine. But when I was about to have my second treatment, my vein feels really hurt so the nurse canceled the treatment, and when the nurse start to pull out the needle I suddenly had seizure. I tried to find out what causes this because I don’t have any epilepsy and never experienced any seizure before. The doctor said it probably because I was too nervous and I am not in a good condition to have the infusion treatment. What probably the other cause of this? Is it save to continue the treatment in few days? Thank you
@@anggidama6011 People who have a fear of needles or who are not in great physical condition can have a syncope episode which can then cause a seizure. I have had students pass out during a blood draw and it triggered a seizure in the process. It does happen and perfectly normal at times. I would not worry about it but moving forward you should lay down during all procedures and let them know what can happen to you during a blood draw or infusion.
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