Lab technician, nurse, doctor. Request another sample to be collected to ensure accuracy. No changes necessary. You may be asked not to take this medication before the test. Roll up sleeve only.
Discomfort disappears when the test is finished.
Sterile, disposable equipment prevents contamination or spread of infection. There is no risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis virus, AIDS virus or any other infecting germ. The technician, doctor or nurse applies a tourniquet or blood-pressure cuff to the upper arm if blood is collected from a vein. Skin over the vein to be stuck is cleaned with alcohol or other antiseptic on a piece of cotton. When blood is drawn from a vein, the operator feels the vein to be used, then punctures both the skin and vein in one quick stroke.