Article Published In Vol. 03, Issue 01 (2023)

Phlebotomy in Clinical Practices and Allied Healthcare professionals

Author : Shashi Dhar Mehta and Sandhya S. Mehta

Medical science is growing very fast with the development of new and new products as well as in the field of
development of very sophisticated technology along with the development of high-quality instruments. These
instruments are helpful not only in the reduction of time but also reduce the cost of test procedure. Daily so many
tests are being performed to know the actual cause of disease for that blood is needed. Phlebotomy is the process
of making an incision in a vein with a needle. Collection of blood sample for the test is a very crucial method. This
should be performed by a trained person only in order to reduce the risk of transmission of the disease. Allied
health care personals like medical laboratory technologists are person trained for this purpose.

Keywords: Allied Health Professionals, Venipuncture, Anticoagulant, Hematoma.