Clarification of the characteristics of needle-tip movement during vacuum venipuncture to improve safety

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 381-390

  Fujii, Chieko ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood collection; Clinical education; Motion analysis; Nerve damage; Patient safety; Puncture angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NEEDLE TIP MOVEMENT; VACUUM VENIPUNCTURE; VEIN PUNCTURE; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD COLLECTION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; MOTION ANALYSIS; NERVE DAMAGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUNCTURE ANGLE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHLEBOTOMY; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VACUUM; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES; VEINS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84889799835     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S47490     Document Type: Article

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