Across
- 3. Blood vessel used for blood collection
- 5. Device used to restrict blood flow and make veins easier to locate
- 7. Process of mixing blood with additives
- 8. leaving the tourniquet on for too long can cause
- 11. First choice of vein for venepuncture
- 12. Technique of feeling for a vein using the fingertip
- 15. The procedure of collecting blood from a vein
- 16. Breakdown of red blood cells due to improper collection technique
Down
- 1. Liquid portion of blood after clotting
- 2. Blue top tubes contain this anticoagulant
- 4. The most important step in pathology collection
- 6. Swelling caused by blood leaking into tissue
- 9. Sequence used when filling tubes to prevent contamination
- 10. Maximum time a tourniquet should be left tight for
- 13. Anticoagulant found in purple top tubes
- 14. Sharp instrument used to puncture a vein
- 17. Temporary loss of consciousness