Blood

Venipuncture

• Apparently should take less than 10 min between puncture and draw
  • Finding the vein should be
• Flash refers to the first bit of blood in the needle collector and when the practitioner should inject the needle in and flatten the angle
• The tourniquet is 5-7 cm above the crook
  • Should not be on for more than a minute if drawing blood
  • Apparently it gets in the way of accurate potassium levels

Plasma Donations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uD88l788Iw
Becoming a social safety net because plasma donation centers are more likely to be in areas with lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods.

People who donate

• College Students
• Mexican Nationals
  • Mexicans that cross the border to donate plasma
• Working Poor
  • Safety nets and benefits have been stripped away
  • Wages have not been keeping up so they turn to plasma donation

Biology
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