Syringe Method
Procedure
- Follow hospital policies and procedures for blood sampling
- Only use a luer lock syringe to withdraw blood sample
- Connect syringe by holding the syringe by the #1, PUSH and then TURN clockwise
- Pull the plunger back slowly, 1mL at a time, this prevents a vacuum from forming in the syringe barrel
- Using a luer transfer device, transfer blood from the syringe to the appropriate specimen collection tube