Hold Still, Sweet Pea: The Ethics and Reality of Restraining Children During a Blood Draw
Why Keeping a Child Safe Sometimes Means Keeping Them Still
Shanise Keith, April 07, 2026
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New Skin Puncture Standard Packed with Changes
Your training materials and procedure manuals need updating
Dennis Ernst, January 15, 2021
Lactates and Tourniquets
New study dispels the myth
Dennis Ernst, January 13, 2021
Study Reinforces Proper Tube Filling
Underfilled tubes wreaking havoc on test results
Dennis Ernst, December 04, 2020
What Should We Do?: Drug Addict Self-Draws
Should you let addicts draw their own blood?
Dennis Ernst, December 04, 2020
What Every Phlebotomist Must Know About Drawing Coags
Drawing coags improperly has consequences
Dennis Ernst, November 06, 2020
What Should We Do?: Drawing blood without orders
Drawing blood without a physician's order can lead to litigation
Dennis Ernst, November 06, 2020
YouTube Video of the Month
improper tube labeling can be catastrophic for your patients
Dennis Ernst, November 06, 2020
What's Wrong Here?
Can you spot the technical error in this image?
Dennis Ernst, November 06, 2020
What Should We Do?
Greasing up the heel before a puncture
Dennis Ernst, October 09, 2020