1. CAUSES and CONSEQUENCES of MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY

2. • THEORIES
-BODY OF KNOWLEDGE:PHLEBOTOMY
• TECHNICS:
-TUBE
-SYRINGE
-ALCOHOL
-COTTON BALLS
-GLOVES
-TOURNIQUET
-LAB GOWN
-SURGICAL GLOVES

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

4. • 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

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

6. • 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

7. 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.

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