venepuncture

Blood specimens were obtained from each child by venepuncture at the time of vaccination and then 4 to 6 weeks and 13 to 17 months later.

The procedure is simple and non-invasive and is safer for healthcare workers than venepuncture.

Coombs tests are done on serum from venous blood samples which are taken from patients by venepuncture.

Prolonged bleeding from a circumcision wound or a venepuncture or heelprick is another common early sign of hemophilia.

Ametop gel appears to be more effective than EMLA for eliminating pain during venepuncture.

After inoculating the culture vials, advisably with new needles and not the ones used for venepuncture, they are sent to the clinical pathology microbiology department.

The cubital fossa (colloquially known as the elbow pit) is clinically important for venepuncture and for blood pressure measurement.

It is now time to recognise the impracticability of the two tier system for phlebotomy and persuade all health care workers to wear gloves for venepuncture.

This name for handheld venepuncture devices first appears in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts at around A.D. 1000.

Also on offer are practical tutorials (plastering, venepuncture) and the student-led exam tutorials at the end of semesters.

The technique is useful when blood is taken from newborns in a common test called venepuncture, a study published last week in The British Medical Journal said.

There is a connecting vein between the two, the median cubital vein, which passes through the cubital fossa and is clinically important for venepuncture (withdrawing blood).

In medicine, venipuncture, venopuncture or venepuncture is the process of obtaining intravenous access for the purpose of intravenous therapy or for blood sampling of venous blood.

Its data is relied upon in the clinical setting for interpretation of a myriad of clinical signs and symptoms and developing skills in venepuncture can facilitate holistic and timely treatment.

Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations the employer is required to ensure safe working practices, but recent studies have led to serious reservations about the reliability of this two tier system for venepuncture.