Windy's CPR Demo

CPR-certified student Windy was helping students preview the CPR process in class. Here is a video to help you with your own CPR practices! (Don't forget to survey the scene for safety before going in to help a victim (casualty)!)

0930 Blood Draws

What our second big day of testing today, I wasn't able to spend much time in the lab, but here are a few blood draws that you can review.
Remember to keep your eye on the needle when you set the safety lock and keep downward pressure on the arm from the needle hand!

Surinder Joins the Phlebotomy Wall of Fame

Expect the unexpected!

Today, during the first week of blood draws, Surinder didn't have a drawing partner. Simone decided to have him draw her (normally a very challenging draw!). Surinder was up to the challenge, and after some initial difficulty, he was able to troubleshoot the draw and join the Wall of Fame! It is unusual for a phlebotomist to draw Simone successfully so early in the term! Congratulations Surinder! (Wadiya kam kita!)



Don't forget to check out our other Wall-of-Famers on the Wall of Fame Page. (Click the link below the class picture!)

0929 Blood Draws

We have now been drawing blood for a full week! Congratulations phlebotomists!

Tomorrow our second week of drawing blood will begin. Next week is going to be busy, with First Aid, followed by CPR (on Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday) and I'm guessing that Simone may introduce dorsal draws using the butterfly (winged infusion set) toward the end of next week.

The videos will be uploading for an hour or so, so please check back if yours isn't ready yet.

Can you spell Arteriovenous shunt (fistula)?

Today we had the pleasure of visiting with David Grant, Outreach Coordinator at RTC, to hear his story about dialysis, the importance of good phlebotomy skills and what an ateriovenous (A/V) shunt (fistula) is. At the end of his presentation, the students got to don their gloves and palpate the area around the shunt, where you can feel a "thrill." (A "thrill" is a vibratory sensation felt on the skin overlying an area of turbulence...in this case, arterial bloodflow).
...gives new significance to the lyrics of the song "The Thrill is Gone!"

0927 Blood Draws

Here are a few of the draws that I captured on the 27th. I will try to spend more time in the lab over the next couple of days and get more of your draws on line.

0927 Jennifer's Birthday!!!!!

Jennifer celebrated her birthday today! Although we weren't able to capture the devil's food cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, we did capture the initial moments of abject surprise.

Enjoy the photos!