Caplliary Blood Sampling

[@bauervapors]

You are quite welcome! I am a neonatal nurse practitioner. I hope that you find my other videos helpful as well!

[@AnewMe012]

Please help everytime I do the process for bilirubin neonatal I never get the blood to keep flowing from the site to put in microtainer tube

[@rainydayparade916]

Thank you for showing the technique of holding and squeezing the calf and not the heel. I have tried it this way and it works so much better and is more comfortable for baby. No one showed me this technique! They all would squeeze the heel or foot. Thanks again!

[@bebetigre1252]

Nurse practitioners are the best. Please explain how you did the blanket wrap to keep other foot away ?Also the lip on the purple top tubes ,can u explain its use?

[@bauervapors]

The blanket wrap is a standard baby wrap with just the one leg out. The actual technique is difficult to describe without a visual. The purpose is so that the infant does not kick with the other leg and inadvertently spill the sample. The lip on the purple top tubes are to aide in the collection of blood. It acts like a funnel decreasing the amount of blood lost to spillage.

[@lelaniejoubert1089]

It has done very well!!

[@helloariele]

Is he saying the heel warmer is for "basal dilatation" or "vasodilatation?" Also, what's the difference between dilatation and dilation?

[@bauervapors]

vasodilatation is the terminology being used. dilation and dilatation are similar and are frequently used interchangeably. dilation is the action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open. dilatation the action of dilating a vessel or opening or the process of becoming dilated.

[@ArtIsMyNature]

Wish they could’ve zoomed in

[@emiajyduj]

Thank you for sharing, may I ask, what is your title?

[@milankloek3294]

a cute newborn baby!

[@ilovefootball65]

Milan Kloek no it is not cute

[@redbike2009]

Ouch!

[@richardsaumelljr8550]

Who cares 🎉