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All about Vacutainer blood collection tubes

by Dynamix Group Writer

Thanks to blood donation awareness campaigns and drives, people are getting aware of the importance of donating blood and many of us are participating in blood donation campaigns. During the process of blood donation, doctors and nurses use a blood collection test tube. The test tube used should be of high quality and should have safety standards to make sure blood collected from the donor’s body is safe and is free from all kinds of infections. It takes about 24 hours for the plasma in our blood to restore completely after donating blood. Also, the complete replacement of red blood cells after blood donation takes about 4-6 weeks. These are a few of the reasons why doctors suggest the gap of at least eight weeks between blood donations.

 

Vacutainer tubes-

Vacutainer blood collection tube is one of the most common tubes used during blood donation. These blood collection tubes are test tubes which are simply the sterile pieces of plastic. Vacutainer blood collection tube comes with a rubber stopper that has color. This rubber stopper permits the collection of the exact amount of blood required for collection. To bind the calcium of the blood collected and prevent the blood from clotting, the vacutainer tubes contain a chemical called EDTA or Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

 

Properly check the expiry date of Vacutainer tube-

The needle inside the vacuum blood collection tube punctures the cap of the tube when it is inserted in the holder. The Vacuum present in the tube aids in pulling out the blood while the needle helps in pushing that blood inside the tube. We should keep in our notice that the vacutainer tubes expire because the tube loses its vacuum with time. Due to which the blood is not pushed inside the tube when the needle creates a puncture in the cap.

 

Proper disposal of Vacutainer Tube- 

The vacutainer tubes should be disposed of off properly once the blood has been drawn out of the tube. Before using the Vacutainer tube one should always check the date of expiration of the tube and if the tube has passed the date of expiration it should be disposed of right away. The vacuum of the expired vacutainer tube cannot draw the required amount of blood that the tube needs to collect.

 

Other than Vacutainer tubes, Syringes are a medical tool which comes very handy for diagnosing patients. Syringes come in various types, one of them which is used by doctors on a regular basis is Tuberculin Syringe. These syringes come with fine needles and can hold one-half cubic to one cubic centimeter of fluid. These syringes are commonly used to perform a tuberculosis test called PPD. Disposable syringes are also used commonly by doctors. These syringes are piston pump-based and are used to inject drugs into the bloodstream or to draw out blood samples from the patient’s body.   

One can easily get all of these medical tools at the Smart Medical Buyer online store. Smart Medical Buyer allows its customers to order the required medical tools from the comfort of their homes.                 


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