Best Practice: Why Use Safety Products in Blood Collection?
Greiner Bio-One is a best practice champion in sample collection in healthcare. The first steps towards major innovation in preanalytical safety were taken back in the eighties. Venous blood collection was revolutionized with Greiner Bio-One’s launch of the first evacuated blood collection tube made from plastic: the VACUETTE® brand was born.
Since then, Greiner Bio-One has achieved significant milestones that have continued to positively impact safe blood collection, including the “sandwich” coagulation tube, which is a polypropylene (PP) tube inside a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tube.
Safety and value. It’s in our blood.
One of the latest developments by Greiner Bio-One is the VACUETTE® EVOPROTECT SAFETY Blood Collection Set, taking blood collection to the next level.
Why?
Safety engineered devices are commonly recognized as a way for preventing needlesticks and current best phlebotomy practice says, for example, that a safety feature should be as simple as possible with no negative effect on patient care [1] . The safety feature of EVOPROTECT is semi-automatic, activated in-vein, by using smooth pressure, as comfortable as possible for a patient. This provides the basis for ultimate sample handling, allowing the focus to be on the patient and optimal procedure:
- Comfort for patient with smooth one-handed activation via two buttons positioned to the sides of the hub for minimal pain
- Reduced risk of contaminated needlesticks with in-vein activation of the safety mechanism
- Ergonomic design for intuitive use means no change to routine and efficient workflows for healthcare worker
- Semi-automatic safety mechanism enables focus on the procedure, keeping hands in position and the needle stable, with no need to worry about accidental needlesticks
Best practice with quality products helps minimize stress for patients. Stress is not just an exacerbating issue during the blood collection, it can have negative effects on the blood sample quality too. Well-engineered safety devices also mean that the healthcare worker is protected from needlesticks and can feel in control when preparing for a blood collection.
Making the right product choice:
- For the safety of both patient and healthcare worker
- For comfort and efficiency in venepuncture
- For the best chance of quality blood samples for accurate, reliable diagnoses
[1] Phlebotomy Essentials; Author, Ruth McCall ;Edition, 7 ; Publisher, Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019
