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Cotton pads are pads made of cotton which are used for medical or cosmetic purposes. [1] For medical purposes, cotton pads are used to stop or prevent bleeding from minor punctures such as injections or venipuncture. [2] They may be secured in place with tape. Cotton pads are also used in the application and the removal of makeup. [1]
An elastic tourniquet used to temporarily restrict blood flow. The tourniquet distends the veins, making them more palpable and visible.. There are many ways in which blood can be drawn from a vein, and the method used depends on the person's age, the equipment available, and the type of tests required.
The butterfly's precise placement facilitates venipuncture of thin, "rolling", fragile, or otherwise poorly accessible veins. The butterfly's shallow-angle insertion design facilitates venipuncture of very superficial veins, e.g. hand, wrist, or scalp veins (hence name "scalp vein" set).
The median cubital vein is routinely used for phlebotomy and venipuncture (taking blood), and as a site for an intravenous cannula. [6] This is due to its particularly wide lumen, and its tendency to remain stationary upon needle insertion. [6] It becomes prominent when pressure is applied upstream, which makes needle insertion easier. [5]
The Vacutainer was preceded by other vacuum-based phlebotomy technology such as the Keidel vacuum. The plastic tube version, known as Vacutainer PLUS, was developed at B-D in the early 1990s by E. Vogler, D. Montgomery and G. Harper amongst others of the Surface Science Group as US patents 5344611, 5326535, 5320812, 5257633 and 5246666. [17]
This name for handheld venipuncture devices first appears in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts around 1000. [1] The name is most likely derived from phlebotome: phlebos, Greek for blood vessel and tome, meaning to cut. [2] These instruments are the progression from the early use of fish teeth, sharpened stones, and thorns used to penetrate blood vessels.
Surgical tape or medical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape [1] used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound. These tapes usually have a hypoallergenic adhesive which is designed to hold firmly onto skin, dressing materials, and underlying layers of tape, but to remove easily without damaging ...
Elastic therapeutic tape used for lower back pain on an older male. The product is a type of thin, elastic cotton tape that can stretch up to 140% of its original length. [ 12 ] As a result, if the tape is applied stretched greater than its normal length, it will "recoil" after being applied and therefore create a pulling force on the skin .