PHLEBOTOMY MATERIALS

Blood collection equipment

1. Syringe - a device used to inject fluid into or withdraw them from something

2. Evacuated tube system - preferable to the needle and syringe it allows the blood to pass directly from the vein to the evacuated tube.

3. Butterfly - also known as winged infusion set, used to draw blood from a vein or intravenous therapy(IV) to a vein.

4. Universal lancet and feather lancet - a sharp- pointed and usually to two edged surgical instrument.

5. Tourniquet - a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage

6. Cotton - soft absorbent, and hypoallergenic and is used to clean the puncture site

7. Alcohol - is used as antiseptic

8. Micropore - medical tape is a type of pressure sensitive adhesive tape in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound.

9. Anticoagulant tubes - contains an additive that either accelerates clotting of the blood (cloth activator) or prevent the blood from clotting(anticoagulant)

10. Capillary tubes - are small and thin tubes with a narrow inner diameter, usually ranging from 0.5 to 2 mm

11. Microtainer - a very small container that has additive to serve as cloth activator or prevent the blood from clotting.