Talk:Venipuncture

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mmm... blood letting (which phlebotomy links to) is a very different thing. i'll leave it for now. Tristanb 10:03 27 May 2003 (UTC)

Do we really need complete instructions for venipuncture using vacutainers here? I think a more global overview would be more appropriate, especially as the precise procedure varies from place to place. --WS 23:49, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

  • No - tubes, colours and tube order changes as testing equipment changes. Given wikipedia is not a commercial product training manual, and no doctor or patient relies upon wp to provide medical advice, such information is inappropriate in a general encyclopaedia. Also there is more than one system used worldwide, and this article should not be an advertising window for the one manufacturer.David Ruben Talk 02:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge from phlebotomy (modern)

Phlebotomy (modern) is a clunky title. In the meantime, I've made phlebotomy into a disambiguation page. --Christopherlin 16:20, 26 February 2006 (UTC)


Definitely merge Phlebotomy (modern) into Venipuncture ASAP. I don't understand the move to Phlebotomy (modern) anyway. Really, phlebotomy and venipuncture are not the same thing. Venipuncture is part of phlebotomy but can be used for other things (IVF, feeds). THB 20:33, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Funny, my title is Certified Phlebotomy Technician.

And so is just about everybody else who went to school, and recieved a certification. Phlebotomists are *not* certified to start IVs, feeds, or give shots, although just like anything else in this level of the medical field, we can be cross-trained...and not every medical setting requires certification in *any* of these fields. Indeed, most MA's and LPN's I know have never drawn blood.Phlebotomists are more likely to perform lab tests, EKG, and drug screens than to start or push IVs. Just because you don't agree with the title doesn't give you the right to say it is wrong. So says me - JGeiger54, CPT. JGeiger54 21:10, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Merge is completed. Brian G. Crawford 22:44, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

  • But also describes role, and US training/certification of the specific healthcare workers phlebotomists, yet there is a separate article for this health profession and I have therefore moved such job-specific information across. David Ruben Talk 02:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

What new more advanced devices or alternative devices are there for drawing blood?... for
a. people experiencing pain from the phlebotomists' usual equipment?...
b. frail elderly?... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.41.29.41 (talk) 12:24, 18 February 2008 (UTC)