0427 AM Blood Draws

Today the lab was open in the morning. Here are a few of the draws from this morning.

0426 Class Visit from Gerry Cazinha, Career RN in Dialysis

Today we had a visit from Gerry Cazinha, a career RN with more than 30 years of experience in the field of dialysis. He brought along some cannulas (cannulae) with very large needles! The smallest needles that they use in dialysis are several gauges larger than our largest size needle, so they were impressive. He also had along a blood filtration system and lots of information about dialysis, which is a field where phlebotomists can find work, because both need to be able to find veins effectively, work with patients and handle needles safely. Thank you very much for sharing with the class, Gerry!!!

0424 AM Draws

04232012 Lab Videos

I captured a lot of blood draws in the lab today (not as many as Friday, but...) Here they are: