phlebotomist
Draws your blood
A phlebotomist is a healthcare worker trained to draw blood from patients for medical testing, transfusions, or donation.
The role requires skill with needles and veins, plus the ability to put anxious patients at ease: The phlebotomist found a vein on the first try.
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
- vacutainerPre-evacuated blood collection tube
butterfly · cannula · vein · artery · puncture · draw · collection · labeling
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
erythrocytes · leukocytes · coagulation · anticoagulant · crossmatch · blood type · transfusion · donation
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- clinical rotationSupervised hospital training period
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
outpatient · inpatient · blood bank · laboratory · healthcare team · medical assistant · nurse · pathologist
Individual for examination
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
analyzer · results · testing · processing · requisition · chain of custody · quality control
Skillful hand coordination
- steadinessState of being constant
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- patient comfortEasing medical stay distress
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
accuracy · focus · coordination · bedside manner · reassurance · anxiety reduction · geriatric care
tourniquet
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
vacutainer · butterfly · cannula · vein · artery · puncture · draw · collection · labeling · specimen
plasma
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
hematocrit · erythrocytes · leukocytes · coagulation · anticoagulant · crossmatch · blood type · transfusion · donation · hematology
certification
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- clinical rotationSupervised hospital training period
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
clinic · outpatient · inpatient · blood bank · laboratory · healthcare team · medical assistant · nurse · pathologist · technician
specimen
Individual for examination
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
pipette · analyzer · results · testing · processing · requisition · chain of custody · quality control
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- steadinessState of being constant
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- patient comfortEasing medical stay distress
gentleness · accuracy · focus · coordination · bedside manner · reassurance · anxiety reduction · geriatric care
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- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- blood donationdonor, donation, blood drive, blood bank, blood type
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- healthcare workersdoctor, nurse, surgeon, dentist, paramedic
- hospital staffdoctor, department head, surgeon, attending physician, physician
phlebotomistsurgeon
Physician who operates
cardiac surgeon · neurosurgeon · vascular surgeon · trauma surgeon · surgical technician