Phlebotomy History

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The Tool That Needed No Inventor

The history of the phlebotomy tourniquet

Shanise Keith, May 12, 2026

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Phlebotomists Recognition Week!

Read how AMT created a week just for phlebotomists, and join us in celebrating.

Shanise Keith, February 09, 2022

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2500 mL

A story from US history involving early phlebotomy practices and a gruesome death.

Shanise Keith, January 31, 2022

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