BLOOD SAMPLING

Heelstick and Fingerstick

1. INDICATIONS:
Blood sampling
laboratory
studies
hemolysis.

in infants
unaffected

2. COMPLICATIONS:
Infection, bleeding, osteomyelitis

for
by

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Heelstick and Fingerstick
3. PROCEDURE:
a. Warm heel or finger
b. Clean with alcohol
(1) Puncture heel using a lancet
on the lateral part of the heel,
avoiding the posterior area

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Heelstick and Fingerstick
3. PROCEDURE:
b. Clean with alcohol
(2) Puncture finger using a lancet
on the palmar lateral surface of
the finger near the tip
c. Wipe away the first drop of blood,
and then collect the sample using
a capillary tube or container

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Heelstick and Fingerstick
3. PROCEDURE:
d. Alternate between squeezing
blood from the leg toward the
heel (or from the hand toward the
finger) and then releasing the
pressure for several seconds