Choose from:
i. Work the syringe/ice-pack's plunger down for about 30 seconds. That will force heparin solution slowly all the way down into the syringe..
ii. Heparin prevents clotting but too much of it can interfere with the results. Check the radial pulsation of the patient..
iii. This is known as cortisone. Squeeze about 16 to 24 drops of the solution into the syringe..
iv. Since you are going to draw heparin, make sure you fill the syringe about 1/4 of the way full. This is usually indicated on the packaging but if you can't find it, look in your refrigerator/pantry..Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?

How to draw an arterial blood gas
Keep an ice pack ready and labelled with the patient's name.
Arterial blood is prone for clotting and needs to be put in an ice pack as soon as it is drawn.
Take a 2cc syringe and load about 0.2cc of heparin solution in it.
Answer:
ii.