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    Venipuncture is the process of inserting a needle into a vein to extract blood or administer intravenous drugs. There are three main methods: the syringe method uses a hollow needle attached to a syringe; the evacuated tube system uses a closed collection tube to prevent exposure to air; and the butterfly method uses a winged needle at a shallow angle for small or fragile veins. Each method has advantages - the syringe provides control, the evacuated tube allows multiple samples, and the butterfly is gentle on fragile veins. Proper technique and equipment selection depends on the patient's condition and medical needs.

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    Venipuncture is the process of inserting a needle into a vein to extract blood or administer intravenous drugs. There are three main methods: the syringe method uses a hollow needle attached to a syringe; the evacuated tube system uses a closed collection tube to prevent exposure to air; and the butterfly method uses a winged needle at a shallow angle for small or fragile veins. Each method has advantages - the syringe provides control, the evacuated tube allows multiple samples, and the butterfly is gentle on fragile veins. Proper technique and equipment selection depends on the patient's condition and medical needs.

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    Venipuncture is the process of inserting a needle into a vein to extract blood or administer intravenous drugs. There are three main methods: the syringe method uses a hollow needle attached to a syringe; the evacuated tube system uses a closed collection tube to prevent exposure to air; and the butterfly method uses a winged needle at a shallow angle for small or fragile veins. Each method has advantages - the syringe provides control, the evacuated tube allows multiple samples, and the butterfly is gentle on fragile veins. Proper technique and equipment selection depends on the patient's condition and medical needs.

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    Venipuncture

    Methods

    Venipuncture is the process of inserting a needle into a vein to extract blood


    or to initiate an intravenous line for drug administration and is frequently used
    to test blood for a range of medical reasons and illnesses.

    Syringe System Evacuated Tube System Butterfly Method


    (ETS)
    When a patient has small or Difficult to do on infants, Used for small or fragile
    fragile veins children, and obese patients veins that are difficult to
    draw
    Involves hollow-bore needle Closed system in which
    attached to a syringe into blood flows through a Most appropriate for
    the lumen of a large vein to needle inserted into a vein & patients who have difficult
    obtain a specimen then directly into a collection veins to access, such as
    tube cancer patients, the elderly
    Beneficial when small and children
    amounts of blood need to be Large amount of blood can
    drawn be collected Winged needle inserted at
    about 5°angle then threaded
    Requires the health Allows numerous tubes to be into vein
    practitioner to exert collected with a single
    aspiration pressure against venipuncture Used to access superficial
    the plunger vein, drawing blood, IV
    Additional and repeated injection
    With backflow tests can be done
    Provides better control when
    Pressure and speed at which Fastest method of collecting making puncture
    blood is drawn can be sample using various
    controlled anticoagulant Less pressure exerted on
    vein from evacuated tube
    Can change needle gauge Suitable for tests requiring
    for smaller veins closed system method of Combines benefits of syringe
    venipuncture and vacuum methods
    Can be maneuvered
    Prevents exposure to air or Less painful
    outside contaminants

    Has safety feature

    Reduced risk of hemolysis

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