If you draw blood samples from geriatric patients, you’ll require some ideas on finding hard-to-find veins. This clip discusses how phlebotomists can get rid of the difficulties in finding and accessing veins on geriatric clients when performing venipuncture treatments, and get adequate samples of blood for lab testing.
Time Code:
0: 00– Assist! I Can’t Discover Veins on Geriatric Patients! introduction
0: 20– Why geriatric veins are hard to find
0: 44– Rolling veins, collapsing veins, hematoma development
1: 00– Why older veins are vulnerable to hematoma (bruising).
1: 35– options to discovering veins.
1: 47– using a high blood pressure cuff.
1: 57– hydration.
2: 18– flexing & hyperextension.
2: 55– prewarming the site and rotating the wrist.
3: 11– lower the arm & use smaller volume tubes.
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