tube holder

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

Plastic barrel that holds the tube and shields the hand. It stays attached to the used needle and is discarded with it after each patient.

Sources

• WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010); official WHO IRIS PDF, also published as NCBI Bookshelf NBK138650 · World Health Organization
• Safety and Health Information Bulletin SHIB 03-10-15: Disposal of Contaminated Needles and Blood Tube Holders Used for Phlebotomy · Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens · Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Free practice questions that use tube holder

• Routine Blood Collections, question 5A physician office patient has orders for an aPTT (light blue-top) and a hemoglobin A1c (lavender-top). The phlebotomist uses a straight…

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