Skin Punctures & Newborn Screens

The skills required to collect skin puncture specimens are uniquely different from those required for venipuncture. When collected improperly, the physician is likely to treat the patient according to results made inaccurate during the collection process. In this video, you will learn the proper procedure for collecting capillary blood specimens from the fingers of pediatric and adult patients, how to perform heelsticks correctly, and the standardized procedure for collecting newborn screens.

Approximate running time: 30 minutes.

Features include:

• stunning 3D graphic animation identifying the proper sites for fingersticks;
• vivid graphic animation of what happens when skin puncture tubes are collected in the wrong order;
• content reflecting CLSI's skin puncture standard and OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard;
• an opportunity to earn 1.0 hour of ASCLS P.A.C.E.® continuing education credit.*

After watching this video, viewers will be able to:

• demonstrate the proper procedure for capillary punctures;
• identify the acceptable sites for skin puncture on newborns, infants, and older patients;
• submit properly collected newborn screen cards for testing;
• implement techniques to obtain adequate volumes of high quality capillary blood specimens from any patient.

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 Applied Phlebotomy, 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.