CAUSES and CONSEQUENCES of

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

• THEORIES-BODY OF KNOWLEDGE:PHLEBOTOMY

• TECHNICS:-TUBE-SYRINGE-ALCOHOL-COTTON BALLS-GLOVES-TOURNIQUET-LAB GOWN-SURGICAL GLOVES

VENIPUNCTURE

• Collecting blood by penetrating a vein with a NEEDLE and SYRINGE.

• The process of bloodletting.

• Obtain blood for diagnostic purposes and monitoring of prescribed treatment.

• Remove blood for transfusions at a donor center.

• Remove blood for therapeutic purposes.

PHLEBOTOMY

PHLEBOTOMIST

• Term applied to a person who has been trained in various techniques to perform phlebotomy procedures

• US standard:-Phlebotomy is

offered as a different course.

Salary:$32,000.00-Annual

Gross

• Ph standard:-Phlebotomists are

usually the MedTechs.

-Also offer phlebotomy in seminars.

Salary:Php96,000 Annual

gross

DEALING with PATIENTS• PATIENT RIGHTS- phlebotomist must recognize the

rights and a privilege of a patient has while in a hospital or other healthcare facility. These rights are clearly defined in a document (A PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS).

• Confidentiality.

• Serves to protect both the patient and the practitioner.

• The healthcare provider should recognize that all patient information is absolutely private and confidential.

PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL

• Syringes, Needles, and other Sharps should be disposed of properly in a RIGID and PUNCTURE proof container.