3 Tips For Locating Difficult Veins Phlebotomy Tip Medical Assistant Training Youtube Disclaimer: my clinical videos are demonstrations for my clinical medical assisting students. if you are in school, your instructor may or may not have a sli. Here are some easy phlebotomy tips to help you find those tricky veins. 1. understand your patient’s anatomy. before you try to draw blood, it’s really important to know about the human body. veins can vary in size, depth, and location, depending on the person. take time to touch and feel the veins to understand where they are and how deep.
Phlebotomy 3 Tips On Finding Difficult Veins Youtube Warm the area with a heating pad. this simple trick can enhance the vein’s visibility for the phlebotomist. be careful as you do not want to burn the patient. ask the patient to make a fist and open their hand. this task allows the phlebotomist to see where they should feel for a vein. try illuminating the vein. Here are some tips: hydrate: drink plenty of water in the hours leading up to the blood draw. warm your arm: wear loose fitting clothing and consider applying a warm compress to the draw site beforehand. relax: anxiety can constrict veins, making them harder to find. 1. back the needle out until the bevel is just below the skin. this preliminary action allows you to safely adjust the needle's position. be careful not to withdraw the needle completely or else you risk losing the tube's vacuum and starting a hematoma when the bevel exits the skin. 1. use alternate sites (back of hand, forearm) the first area for venipuncture is in the antecubital fossa. if the median cubital, cephalic, or basilic veins can’t be found, then go to other sites on the arm. if other sites are resulting in no signs of veins then go back and re examine the sites. 2.
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