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What You Will Learn
This course provides you with the theory and practical skills required for collection of viable blood and other body fluids in a clinical setting.
Graduates who receive a Certificate of Performance and attain a minimum of 100 successful blood collections will be eligible to take the international certifying examination PBT(ASCPi) conducted by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of human body systems and its related laboratory tests
Demonstrate knowledge of blood collection equipment, various types of additives used in clinical analysis of blood constituents.
Demonstrate knowledge of infection and safety
Describe the collection of non-blood specimens
Describe the order of draw and pre-analytical variables on blood testing
Describe regulatory guidelines and quality assurance in phlebotomy
Perform blood collection procedures in a safe manner
Topics to be covered
Introduction to the Healthcare Delivery System and Medical Terminology
Venipuncture using Evacuated Tube System
Venipuncture using Winged Infusion Needle
Skin Puncture
Anatomy & Physiology related to Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Theory – Blood Collection Equipment, Types of Additives and Pre-Analytical Factors
Infection Control
Safety in Phlebotomy
Quality Assurance in Phlebotomy
Blood Cultures and Other Special Procedures
Urinalysis & Other Body Fluid/Sample Collection, Transport & Storage
Accreditation & Regulatory Guidelines
Pre-Analytical Variables and its Effects on Laboratory Results & Patient Management
