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

New Technology Leads to Decreased Hemolysis Rates

Quality samples are now possible from line draws

Dennis Ernst, March 09, 2020

Test Talk: Troponin

test requirements and diagnostic value for phlebotomists

Dennis Ernst, March 09, 2020

Study Details Affect of Hemolysis on Test Results

The most common cause of sample rejection

Dennis Ernst, February 06, 2020

What Should We Do?

How tight is too tight?

Dennis Ernst, February 06, 2020

Test Talk: Ammonia

test requirements and diagnostic value for phlebotomists

Dennis Ernst, February 06, 2020

Test Talk: Prolactin

diagnostic value and test requirements for phlebotomists

Dennis Ernst, January 09, 2020

How Blood Collection Errors Impact Patients

If you think the tiny details of drawing blood don't matter, think again.

Dennis Ernst, December 05, 2019

What Should We Do?

Hand-crafted tourniquets

When phlebotomists start creating their own way to draw blood, it only gets worse.

Dennis Ernst, December 05, 2019

Test Talk: Parathyroid hormone

Diagnostic value and patient requirements for phlebotomists

Dennis Ernst, December 03, 2019