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Description	The purpose of this presentation is to describe and demonstrate two techniques of phlebotomy, the Micromethod of obtaining a hematocrit, the preparation of peripheral blood films, and the operation of the Coulter Counter Model S to determine seven blood parameters. This objective is achieved with the aid of an adult female clinical subject, laboratory technicians, diagrams, and histologic slides. In this presentation the technique of phlebotomy is first demonstrated step-by-step using the syringe technique. The Vacutainer technique is similarly demonstrated. The Microhematocrit method of hematocrit determination is then demonstrated step-by-step. In this method capillary tubes are filled approximately 3/4 full with blood and centrifuged for four minutes and placed on the Microhematocrit reader. The reading for the hematocrit is then taken directly from the reader. Blood films are prepared by placing a small drop of the blood sample approximately 1/2 inch from the end of a laborat
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Author	Ayers, Leona W., 1940-, Ohio State University. Medical Audiovisual and Television Center.

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Attribution: Ayers, Leona W., 1940-, Ohio State University. Medical Audiovisual and Television Center.