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Phlebotomy Manual - TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHANGE CONTROL 3
1.0 INFECTION CONTROL PROTOCOL 4
2.0 BIOHAZARD INJURY MANAGEMENT GUIDE 6
3.0 VENEPUNCTURE 7
4.0 VENEPUNCTURE: CHILDREN, 12 MONTHS - 12 YEARS 10
5.0 NEONATAL SCREENING CARD 13
5.1 PREPARATION FOR COLLECTION OF SAMPLE 13
6.0 SERUM BILIRUBIN - USING HEPARINISED CAPILLARY TUBES 15
7.0 CAPILLARY BLOOD COLLECTIONS - USING PAEDIATRIC MICROTAINERS 16
7.1 PREPARATION - COLLECTION OF SAMPLE FROM HEEL 16
7.2 PREPARATION - COLLECTION OF SAMPLE FROM THE FINGER 18
7.2.1 Small Children 19
7.2.2 Older Children 20
8.0 BLEEDING TIME (MODIFIED IVY METHOD USING SIMPLATE 11R) 21
9.0 GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST - ORAL 23
9.1 INPATIENTS 23
9.2 OUTPATIENTS 24
9.3 PROCEDURE 24
10.0 GLUCOMETER OPERATION 26
10.1 CALIBRATING THE PRECISION Q.I.DÒ SYSTEM 26
10.1.1 Method 27
10.1.2 Recalling the Calibration Code: 28
10.2 QUALITY CONTROL TESTING 29
10.3 RECALLING THE LAST 10 RESULTS 31
10.4 TESTING A SAMPLE 31
11.0 SAMPLE REQUEST FORM 33
12.0 BLOOD CULTURE 34
13.0 GLUCOSE CHALLENGE TEST - ORAL 50 G (NON FASTING) 36
14.0 SPECIMEN COLLECTION FOR THE BLOOD TRANSFUSION DEPARTMENT 37
APPENDIX A – BIOHAZARD INJURY MANAGEMENT GUIDE 39
APPENDIX B - VACUTAINERÒ TUBE GUIDE 40
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