Venepuncture—taking blood with care

British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsVol. 16, No. 4 ClinicalVenepuncture—taking blood with carePaul BurgessPaul BurgessDischarge Case Manager and Health Care Assistant for NHS Professionals, Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, DevonSearch for more papers by this authorPaul BurgessPublished Online:19 Apr 2022https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2022.16.4.162AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleResources• Watson LJ. Blood bottles guide. www.geekymedics.com/blood-bottles-guide Google Scholar• Blood test; blood test labs; any lab test. www.labtestonline.org.uk Google Scholar• Becton, Dickinson and Company. Advancing the world of health. www.bd.com/en-uk Google Scholar• Peripheral venepuncture and cannulation policy. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, 2021. https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n12688.pdf&ver=18306 Google Scholar• Information leaflet on Ametop, manufactured by Smith & Nephew: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9055/pil#gref Google Scholar• NHS. Examples—blood tests. www.nhs.uk/conditions/blood-tests/types Google Scholar• Pathology Handbook, 5th edn, August 2007, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Google Scholar• Dougherty et al. Peripheral venepuncture/phlebotomy is the withdrawal of blood from the vein. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010 Google Scholar• Saleem S, Mani V, Chadwick MA, Creanor S, Ayling RM. A prospective study of causes of haemolysis during venepuncture: tourniquet time should be kept to a minimum. Ann Clin Biochem. 2009 May;46(Pt 3):244–246. doi: https://doi.org/10.1258/acb.2009.008228 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 April 2022Volume 16Issue 4ISSN (print): 1753-1586ISSN (online): 2052-4420 Metrics History Published online 19 April 2022 Published in print 2 April 2022 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedAcknowledgementsBecton, Dickinson and Company: www.bd.com/en-ukTony Cambridge, lead biomedical scientist, pathology management, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustDerriford Combined Laboratory (clinical biochemistry, haematology, blood bank, microbiology and molecular biology), University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPDF download