Preparation

An Aseptic technique should be used throughout procedure and all of the equipment below must be placed within a sterile phlebotomy tray with a sharps bin close by.

• Gloves (and consider a plastic gown and protective eyewear and a facemask)
• Antiseptic wipes (2% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% alcohol)
• Tourniquet (ideally disposable)
• IV cannula of a suitable gauge
• Cannula dressing pack (usually transparent dressings)
• Syringe containing 0.9% sodium chloride flush
• Cotton wool swabs or gauze swabs
• Consider applying topical numbing for anxious clients