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What if you need more blood than will fill one syringe

This has happened to me multiple times. I've always had issues with nurses having issues getting blood out of me. They blame my veins. They have me pump my fists vigorously and low and behold Potassium levels off the scale. Of course I was lucky enough to just find this video. Getting retested tomorrow.

If my patient wants a butterfly he's gonna get a butterfly. I don't know why phlebotomists want to convince them not to. I don't care. I'll use what my patient prefers. It's pretty rare that they request butterflies anyway

This video touches me so very deeply. I am a phlebotomy instructor and on the last day of school. I have my students watch this. During the course I can teach how to obtain quality samples, the special handling of specimens, and the ethics involved with the vast responsibility of a phlebotomist. The one thing that I can’t teach, it has to come from within is the heart to care for others. This video truly outlines the care taken and the specialty of our field.

I’m a person with pretty bad trypanophobia. I literally almost passed out during my first blood draw because I was absolutely overwhelmed with anxiety. I’ve gotten blood draws from both the crook of the elbow and my hand, and for some reason I have a much easier time anxiety-wise getting a draw through my hand as apposed to my arm. I don’t outright request butterfly needles, but I do ask for providers to go through my hand instead as it really helps the anxiety and helps with the whole nausea and passing out process. Is it possible for the technician to go through my hand with any needle instead of JUST the butterfly needle? I don’t care about what they use, it’s just the location I’m worried about.

why open fist and remove torniq before removing needle? to avoid hematoma?

Hello and GM I am a CPT I work with geriatric, adolescent and all other PT's at a neighborhood PSC and wanted to know if you thought a 21g butterfly needle was to big for a dorsal hand draw in certain situations ? I recently had a PT present for a lab only visit no veins in the anti cubital region were cooperating so I moved to the hand where I found nice size veins which I believed would supported the needle set, I chose the gauge because I needed to fill 5 tubes and 23 and 25 gauges tend to clot especially with dorsal hand venipunctures would you agree with my synapses or would you have chosen a different gauge?

Problem is everything is online now.

Thank you so much. I love your idea, i will give it a try.

Thanks for your vedios!!!

This video is not close enough to see any of it sorry 2

How find fat hand peoples vein

I've been told by a nurse for my veins, I need to ask for a butterfly for the future so I don't end up with tracks and bruises on my arms. Apparently my veins are hard to find.

It not only increases k levels, it also increases other levels in the blood as well. As for clenching your fist, I don’t allow patients to do this either as it can clamp down on the vein. It’s important to make sure patients understand the importance of hydration prior to having a blood test. Unfortunately most people these days are not well hydrated leading to vasoconstriction.

What is the difference between the blue yellow and green butterfly needles?

Nice

This is helpful more phlebotomist should learn. As well as patient. This just happened tome. I worked in a different dept at a hospital but it was very common for the patient to be asked. Not initiate. They even used stress balls for patience to squeeze. I get tested 2 -3 times a year. Coulle days ago a young plebotomyst had me pump. 1.30 that night i get a urgent call saying potassium levels high. Get to the emergency room quickly if anything feels off.. go back and get new bloodwork. I did. I advisdd this girl what happened. Today my results were normal. I refused to even clinch my fist. This is scary for a patient thinking they could have cardiac arrest. In my state at least not long ago. We trained housekeepers, cafeteria workers etc. No type of school required. One day a girl was making me a sandwich and notblong after drawing my blood. Painfully. All plebotomy staff should require testing and licensing in all states. False results could cost someone a life. No one may ever find out why. Anyway it's scary. I will never allow them to have me do this again. I know from working in the hospital labs often have issues. Many are covered up. Thats fact ive witnessed. Get a second test anytime you question results. ✌️

thank you Sir for grate information

I was wondering what exactly a transfer device looked like for syringe draws, thank you

Why? WHy? WHY? why would she not use the main larger anti-cubital vein? Why didn't she clean? So many mistakes...

Ms. JOHNSON from the academy watched this 😊

It happened to me, but mine was successfully completed

"Why should the patient get to tell you what to use for YOUR procedure?" dude they're MY veins y'all keep blowing what do you want me to do? After 20 years I'm out of good veins cuz of these "professionals".

I know this is just a skit, but as a current phlebotomist in training, this made me so angry and is enough to trigger anxiety just watching and what makes it sad is that there are people actually like this. It’s disgusting and unacceptable 😡😔💯

Thanks 😊 very useful for me

😮oh hell no... Lord Jesus don't let me fall into the monster lab technician

not her sticking a bloody needle in the sheets though lol

What if there's a lot of pain, and now it hurts so bad to even turn my arm, and they didn't remove it and took the blood anyways been 4 days now and still hurts really badly

Just walked out of a lab today when the tech said she didn't have a butterfly. Nope. Not going to be intimidated, bullied, ignored, patronized, hurt, bruised, etc., because the phlebotomist is more comfortable using a straight needle or because of the corporate bottom line. I know what works better for me.

I am a male and they done a angel- ontines well stabed my upper middle left arm side to side meny times after drawn blood out of my amr

Very nice sir

That escalated quickly

Need to watch this after failing geriatric veins all day.

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hi! can I use your video for my lecture .thanks

Thank you, thank you soooooo much. You are the answer to my prayers. I just graduated last year and I was wondering about that same question and dilemma, posed by that lady. I now know how to proceed 😊

Dad is going to be in a few minutes

I have to go back and get my blood drawn again because of this.

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O m g….that is what happened to me.

She was doing fine until she was leaning over for materials. DO NOT LEAN OVER for anything. Make sure your dominant hand is ALWAYS on the needles for drawing while your other hand is for grabbing stuff from your side where your other hand is. DO NOT LEAN OVER FOR ANYTHING. *PREPARE EVERYTHING FIRST BEFORE YOU DRAW*

I needed this refresher

The poor patient. This reminds me of an MD who had no clue as to how to draw my blood: stuck me three times, no apologies, then twice on the other arm. I screamed the whole time. 😢

Yes and absolutely do not use gloves lol

I deal with an aging couple, their physician orders multiple tests, which means multiple tubes. So if a straight needle is used, the chances of bruising increases with each tube inserted into the hub and thus impacts the comfort level of the patient. Butterfly eliminates that with just one stick and multiple tubes drawn with out any comfort issues. Manufacturing BD also states this on there site. Money should NOT be an issue since the insurance companies are paying for it anyway.

Yeah sorry, just had a technician infiltrate a vein then tried to blame it on me. If I want a butterfly needle, I'll be getting it from now on.

ok so ive been dealt a slew of health issues and diagnoses recently, paralysis, heart issues, etc. im trying to get blood work done for regular checkups PLUS cardiovascular disease to find possible heart conditions that are why im already in heart failure. ive been to quest diagnostic 3 times now. each time i went was with a different staff group due to this. and yet i still havent had my blood drawn. what do i do now. i need these tests done. im gonna die of heart failure before i even find out the underlying disease most likely at this rate.

Ok grandpa, thanks for nothing! 😂

In 2023 they would throw you out