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The site, free of surface arterial flow, where the blood is to be collected is sterilized with a topical germicide, and the skin pierced with a sterile lancet. [1] After a droplet has formed, capillary blood is captured in a capillary tube (usually relying on surface tension ).
Lancets are used to make punctures, such as a fingerstick, to obtain small blood specimens. Blood lancets are generally disposable. Lancets are also used to prick the skin in dermatological testing for allergies. [1] A blood-sampling device, also known as a lancing device, is an instrument equipped with a lancet
Lancet (surgery), a cutting instrument with a double-edged blade and a pointed end for making small incisions or drainage punctures. Blood lancet , a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing
Skin prick test: pricking the skin with a needle or pin containing a small amount of the allergen. [2] Skin scratch test: a deep dermic scratch is performed with help of the blunt bottom of a lancet. [3] Intradermic test: a tiny quantity of allergen is injected under the dermis with a hypodermic syringe.
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