Arterial Blood Gas Collection

Arterial Blood Gas Collection covers the critical aspects of arterial sampling every respiratory therapist, phlebotomist, nurse, and physician must know when collecting blood gases. The video reflects the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) and Procedures for the Collection of Arterial Blood Specimens published by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).

Approximate running time: 30 minutes.

Features include:

• Detailed step-by-step instructions for collecting blood gases by arterial puncture, arterial line draw, and capillary puncture;
• Highly researched to be consistent with the AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute’s arterial blood gas collection standard;
• Written, directed, edited, and published by the world’s foremost authority on blood specimen collection procedures;
• Graphic animation detailing the anatomy of the wrist, hematoma formation, nerve injury, and the acceptable sites for capillary punctures.
• Peer reviewed;
• Each copy shipped with CE questions for trainers/users to measure comprehension*;

After watching this video, viewers will be able to:

• identify the acceptable sites for arterial sampling; 
• demonstrate the proper procedure for arterial blood gas collection;
• collect and transport specimens that accurately reflect the patient's respiratory and metabolic status;
• minimize the risk of patient injury during arterial punctures.

Implementing this video into your new employee orientation and training helps assure you that your staff is properly trained, your risk is properly managed an your specimens are properly collected. By applying the techniques and information presented in the Applied Phlebotomy Video Series, phlebotomists and other healthcare professionals will be able to protect against the numerous and significant negative outcomes that can be caused by poor specimen collection and processing techniques.