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Medical term Routine Blood Collections

Sterile, single-use device that punctures the skin for capillary collection; its length is chosen for the site and the patient's size.

Sources

• WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010); official WHO IRIS PDF, also published as NCBI Bookshelf NBK138650 · World Health Organization

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