How To Draw Blood Using Butterfly Needle

A patient has the right to refuse a blood collection.

How to draw blood using butterfly needle. Tighter the skin less painful the puncture will be. It is the right needle to use in patients with shallow veins or those who move a lot or anxious when a blood is drawn. A butterfly needle is used to draw blood samples from the body wrist hand and foot. Identify the patient note.

I had to start over. A butterfly needle is a device used to draw blood from a vein or deliver intravenous iv therapy to a vein. During venipuncture procedure a phlebotomist holds the wings of the butterfly needle between the thumb and index finger. These videos were created for educational purposes.

This procedure provides instructions on how to collect a blood sample using a butterfly needle as well as when a blood collection requiring a butterfly needle should be considered. This video will show you what you need to know to get it done. This procedure uses a needle size of 23g. The phlebotomy butterfly technique is the process of drawing blood by means of a winged apparatus.

While medical technicians and nurses are allowed to draw blood this procedure should only be done by a trained phlebotomist. Puncture the skin and vein with the needle. Winged blood collection butterfly sets are lightweight maneuverable and allow for a lower angle of insertion when performing a venipuncture. When using a straight needle not until you apply the tube will you see the flash of blood.

When collecting large quantities of blood needed for testing such as blood cultures. We need to take some considerations before using the butterfly needle. Please see the creator s comments below. The stick you ve all been waiting for me using a butterfly smile i woke up and this video was still being processed.

Demonstration of phlebotomy using a butterfly needle on a mannequin. Background the vacutainer straight needle method for performing blood collections is the method of choice and should always be considered first. Also called a winged infusion set or scalp vein set a butterfly needle consists of a very thin hypodermic needle two flexible wings a flexible transparent tubing and a connector. But butterflies should not be used on every patient.

Using the butterfly needle to draw blood is nearly similar to the regular needle but with slight variation. Applying the needle with skin that isn t taunt causes greater pain. If you need to learn how to use a butterfly needle to draw blood phlebotomy then you ve come to the right place. How to use a butterfly needle.

21g butterfly needles are used for the procedure.