Phlebotomy is the process of vein incision. Is associated with venipuncture, it is done mainly by phlebotomists, nurses, EMTs and doctors.

Haemolysis is defined as the release of haemoglobin and other intracellular components from erythrocytes, thrombocytes and leukocytes into the extracellular fluid i.e. the plasma or serum, following damage or disruption of cell membranes. Haemolysed specimen is the most common reason for rejection of specimens in the lab. Studies have shown that out of the total specimens received in the lab, 3.3% are found to be haemolysed, and out of the total rejected; 40-70% has been identified to be due to haemolysis. The American Society of Clinical Pathology has established a 2%, or lower, benchmark for haemolysis rates amongst laboratory blood samples. Read more: Haemolysis: a major challenge in the lab Source: Medlab Magazine

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Work involving long hours or abnormal night-day schedules has been in existence for centuries. There is evidence to suggest that such schedules are here to stay, for one reason or another, for one in five workers. The main physiological consequence of such shift schedules is disruption of circadian rhythm which can have a deleterious effect on performance, sleep patterns, accident rates, mental health, and cardiovascular mortality. Reproductive outcome effects may be linked to disruption of menstrual cycles. Individual issues such as sex, age, and personality are also important. Coping with these potentially harmful work schedules involves helping people to cope and by designing workplace environments and shift scheduling schemes that lead to the least disruption to mental, physical, and social wellbeing. Read more: Health effects of shift work and extended hours of work Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine Image credits: Jill Colbourne

This is a list of all the supplies you will need, as a Mobile Phlebotomist/Paramedical Examiner. If you want "Life Insurance Forms," this site has a link to them also. The centrifuge is not taken with you, to your patient's appointments.

Routine ABO testing is performed in two distinct (but usually simultaneous) stages, known as "red cell grouping" (forward grouping or "front type") and "serum grouping" (reverse grouping or "back type"). Here's an example of how it works: If a person's red blood cells (RBCs) react strongly with reagent anti-A but not anti-B, we would interpret their red cell grouping as blood group A. If there is no ABO discrepancy, that same person's serum should have no reaction with reagent group A1 RBCs and strong reaction with reagent group B RBCs (demonstrating the expected presence of anti-B in the serum). Thus, the serum grouping interpretation would also be blood group A, and no ABO discrepancy would exist ABO discrepancies occur any time the interpretations of a person's red cell and serum grouping do not agree. ABO discrepancy takes on many forms, and acquired B is a great, if not terribly common, example. Read more: Transfusion Medicine Education Source: Blood Bank Guy

Did you know that “bleeding” a patient was modeled after a woman's menstruation cycle? Fun facts about phlebotomy, tracked back to ancient times.

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CREATURES AT MY PLACE LAST NIGHT A cute little neighbor cat who has been here before. I think she's a girl -- don't know that for sure, but it's my guess. I like her. Here was Silver, looking out the utility room window at her. Is it love? Not long after that, this fawn appeared near my back door window. I shot the picture through it. A few minutes later, a scraggly orange cat showed up out back. I didn't get a good picture of him. (My guess is it was a male -- it looked like it had gone through many a fight.) Interesting critters!