Arterial Blood Gas Class
Lesson 1

Allen Test Preparing to Obtain the Sample. Obtaining the Sample Ahhh. Success. Running the Sample Quality Control is Essential

In this lesson you will learn the following:
  1. Safety Issues HIV, Bloodborne Pathogens
    • Contraindications
    • Infection Control
    • Patient Protection including: Proper Patient Identification, HIPAA Guidelines

  2. Patient Preparation Important Considerations
    • Informed Consent
    • Relieving Patient Apprehension

  3. Obtaining the Sample Let's See How it's Done
    •   Technique is Almost Everything

  4. Post-sample Patient Care Continued Responsibility
    • Preventing Hematoma

  5. Handling, Testing and Reporting High Standards
    • Infection Control Measures
    • Qualtiy Control Issues
    • Validating the Report
    • Legality of Reporting
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Published to the Web on March 17, 2001 by Phil Finch, RRT.

Revised January 29, 2003.   Most recent revisions: Oct., Nov.,   2004   All rights reserved.

Photos by Phil Finch and Belin Harms.
Special appreciation for the late Merry Dennison for her technical assistance in actual ABG sampling.
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Special thanks to the American Association for Respiratory Care and their (Original) published site:
Sampling for ABGs.

Revision of this page done because the AARC has recently revised their Clinical Practice Guideline to read:
Blood Gas Analysis and Hemoximetry: 2001 Revision and Update.

See all the Clinical Practice Guidelines at this site:
AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines

"Interested persons may copy the AARC Guidelines for noncommercial purposes of scientific or educational advancement. Please credit AARC and Respiratory Care Journal."
Significantly revised to be more readable, but content is materially preserved.