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All materials posted on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, or otherwise published without the prior written permission of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. (CPE)
Web Page Exception:
PDF versions of the Needle Know-How series
All Needle Know-How articles are posted for individual use only. Viewing and printing one copy for individual use is permitted. Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
eNewsletters
Phlebotomy Today STAT! (PT-STAT!)
CPE grants permission to distribute PT-STAT! without prior permission provided that it is forwarded unedited and in its entirety including all copyright and other notices contained in the document. CPE also permits each subscriber to print copies for distribution to staff and students.
Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
Portions of the e-newsletter may be copied and duplicated but must be accompanied by proper citation as to the source. When duplicating and/or distributing portions of the e-newsletter, the following must appear prominently immediately before or immediately following the selected text:
Excerpted from Phlebotomy Today STAT!. www.phlebotomy.com. Copyright 2000–2010, Center for Phlebotomy Education. Reprinted by permission.
Phlebotomy Today single-user subscription
CPE grants permission to print one copy, in its entirety of each issue of the Phlebotomy Today e-newsletter for personal use without prior permission provided that all copyright and other notices contained in the document are maintained. Electronic versions may not be forwarded to non-subscribers. The e-newsletter in whole or in part may not be digitally or electronically reproduced, stored in a retrieval system that allows multiple user access, or transmitted in any other electronic or digital form.
Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue in whole or in part by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
Phlebotomy Today Institutional subscription
Electronic distribution within the limitations established herein requires purchase of an institutional subscription. CPE grants permission to institutional subscribers to distribute printed and electronic copies of each issue of the Phlebotomy Today e-newsletter to verifiable employees within their facility (see Definitions) or verifiable employees and students in an academic department (see Definitions) without prior permission provided that all copyright, unauthorized distribution, and other notices contained in the document are maintained. Including issues on a facility's intranet accessible only within the facility or academic department is permitted. Electronic versions in whole or in part may not be forwarded to non-employees, non-students, or non-subscribers outside of the facility or academic department. Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue in whole or in part by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
Phlebotomy Today Corporate subscription
Electronic distribution within the limitations established herein requires purchase of a corporate subscription. CPE grants permission to corporate subscribers to distribute printed and electronic copies of each issue of the Phlebotomy Today e-newsletter to its representatives (see Definitions) without prior permission provided that all copyright, unauthorized distribution, and other notices contained in the document are maintained. Electronic versions in whole or in part may not be forwarded to customers, clients, vendors, associates, colleagues, or any other non-subscriber not employed by the corporation. Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
Publishing Phlebotomy Today Excerpts
Permission to publish excerpts is required. Requests for publication of excerpts must be directed to the Center for Phlebotomy Education by email at phlebotomy@phlebotomy.com or fax at 812-738-5750. When duplicating and/or distributing portions of the e-newsletter, the following must appear prominently immediately before or immediately following the selected text:
Excerpted from Phlebotomy Today. www.phlebotomy.com. Copyright 2000–2010, Center for Phlebotomy Education. Reprinted by permission.
Any other unauthorized reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating an issue by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
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“Academic department”— program(s) on one or more campuses of the institution within its legally defined metropolitan area or county. A School of Allied Health, for example, may consist of a nursing school and a clinical laboratory science program. Each program is required to purchase its own subscription for distribution to its staff and students within the program.
“Territory”— students in an academic program within a legally defined metropolitan area or county.
“Representative”— employee of a corporation or organization whether located regionally (e.g., at corporate headquarters), intranationally, or internationally (e.g., members of a sales team).
Phlebotomy Central™
All components of Phlebotomy Central™ belong to the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. and are offered for your personal use. All rights are reserved. Subscription to Phlebotomy Central™ is required for access. Login and passwords for access are not to be shared or otherwise provided to non-subscribers. Unauthorized access may result in cancellation of the password and login at CPE's discretion without refund for the unused balance of the subscription period. For a detailed copyright policy pertaining to the e-newsletters within Phlebotomy Central™, see “Phlebotomy Today Institutional subscription” under “Newsletters” above. For a detailed copyright policy pertaining to the “To the Point®” articles and documents within the Manager's Toolbox, refer to “Download Documents” below. For a detailed copyright policy pertaining to the FAQ section of Phlebotomy Central™, refer to “FAQs” below.
FAQs
All content of FAQs belong to the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. and are offered for your personal use. All rights are reserved. Access to FAQs requires subscription to Phlebotomy Central™. Unauthorized access may result in subscription cancellation. Any reproduction, duplication, forwarding, copying, distributing, republishing, translating, downloading, displaying, posting, faxing, or communicating any content in whole or in part by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission is prohibited.
Download documents
These electronically-transmitted articles belong to the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. and are offered for your personal use. All rights are reserved. Purchased access to these articles permits downloading the article once and printing copies for distribution within one facility (see Definitions) only. Electronic copies in whole or in part shall not be duplicated, forwarded, distributed, published, or otherwise used for any purpose or viewed on more than one computer for the purpose of printing hard copies for distribution within one facility.
The information contained in download articles are for the personal use of the purchaser and may not be incorporated into publications, databases, or software programs without the written consent of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. Making copies of these pages or any portion for any purpose other than your personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws.
Venipuncture Tutor
These electronically-transmitted pages belong to the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. and are offered for your personal use. All rights are reserved. Purchase of the “Tutor” permits downloading the purchased article once and printing copies for distribution within one facility only. No part of the document may be transmitted in any form or by any means other than in print. Electronic copies in whole or in part shall not be duplicated, forwarded, distributed, published, or otherwise used for any purpose or viewed on more than one computer for the purpose of printing hard copies for distribution within one facility only. Printed copies shall not be duplicated, forwarded, published, or otherwise reproduced.
The information contained in download articles are for the personal use of the purchaser and may not be incorporated into publications, databases, or software programs without the written consent of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) standards
Purchase of any Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) publication from the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without written permission from CLSI, except as stated below.
CLSI hereby grants permission to reproduce limited portions of this publication for use in procedure manuals at a single site, for interlibrary loan, or for use in educational programs provided that multiple copies of such reproduction shall include the notice located in the copyright page of the downloaded document, be distributed without charge, and, in no event, contain more than 20% of the document's text.
Permission to reproduce or otherwise use the text of this document to an extent that exceeds the exemptions granted here or under the Copyright Law must be obtained from CLSI by written request. To request such permission, address inquiries to the Executive Director, CLSI, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1400, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-1898 USA.
Permission-Free usage
Pursuant to the limited permissions stated above, there is no need to secure permission from CPE for the following permitted uses. All copyright notices must retained.
- Printing one copy of a CPE Web page on a printer for later reference, for yourself, for a student, or for a patient.
- Including excerpts from a CPE text in a college term paper or K–12 school project.
- Using a printout of a CPE web page as a continuing education tool or reading for classroom or continuing education purposes. Please cite the source as follows: “Copyrighted material used with permission of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, www.phlebotomy.com.”
- News media—in print, television, and radio—may use information posted on www.phlebotomy.com as part of their coverage, provided that each use is credited as follows:
Copyrighted material used with permission of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc., www.phlebotomy.com.
Other media, including Internet publishers, book publishers, and academic journal publishers should follow the permissions guidelines “For all other uses” found below.
When using www.phlebotomy.com information in a scholarly work, term paper, or school project please use the following example as a guide for citing your source:
- Government, Industry Focus on Phlebotomy Ergonomics. [Web document]. The Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc., Phlebotomy Today, 2002;3(6). http://www.phlebotomy.com/Newsletter.html.
- That is:
Author Lastname, Firstname, others (if available). Title of Document. [Type of document]. Place published: Publisher, original publication year; Volume (issue). Web address of the cited document.
For all other uses:
Electronic publishing
The authors and publishers of material posted at www.phlebotomy.com, as a rule, do not give prior permission for duplicating material in other electronic forms such as other Web sites, intranet sites, CD-ROMs, DVDs, videotape, electronic slide show, personal digital assistant format, etc. Any such use of material posted on www.phlebotomy.com must receive specific approval from the author and/or director of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. To secure permission, send an email to phlebotomy@phlebotomy.com stating the nature of the use of the material, the number of duplications/applications, and the targeted recipient(s). Your request will be handled promptly. Use is not to be assumed without an official response granting permission.
Textbook and journal publishers
Authors of material posted at www.phlebotomy.com are pleased to assist textbook and journal publishers with use of their content. To receive specific approval from the author and/or director of the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc., send an email to phlebotomy@phlebotomy.com stating the nature of the use of the material, the number of duplications/applications, and the targeted recipient(s). Your request will be handled promptly. Use is not to be assumed without an official response granting permission.
Liability Disclaimer
Healthcare is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broadens our knowledge, changes in procedures are required. The authors of all material posted on www.phlebotomy.com have checked with sources believed to be reliable at the time of writing in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication. However, neither the authors, editors, contributors, the Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources before applying information provided.