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MATCHING 10-2: Match the finger pu singer Puncture Precaution JULIO Guipment, Principles and Procedures 197 10-2: FINGER PUNCTURE PRECAUTION AND RATIONALE finger puncture precaution with the appropriate rationale. Finger Puncture Rationale not puncture fingers of infants and A. A puncture in line with a fingerprint groove makes children under 1 year of age. collection difficult because it allows blood to run Do not puncture fingers on the same side down the finger rather than form a rounded drop as a mastectomy without permission from that is easier to collect the patient's physician. B. It has a pulse, indicating an artery in the puncture area, and the skin is generally thicker and more Do not puncture parallel to the grooves or calloused, making it difficult to obtain a good lines of the fingerprint specimen Do not puncture the fifth or little (pinky) C. It is usually more calloused, harder to puncture, finger and more sensitive, so the puncture can be more painful, and it is typically used more, so a patient Do not puncture the index finger. may notice the pain longer. Do not puncture the side or very tip of the D. The amount of tissue between skin surface and finger. bone is so small that bone injury is likely. Known complications include infection and gangrene. Do not puncture the thumb. E. The arm is susceptible to infection, and effects of lymphostasis can lead to erroneous results. The distance between the skin surface and bone is half as much at the side and tip as it is in the central fleshy portion of the finger. G. The tissue between the skin surface and bone is thinnest in this finger, and bone injury is likely. MATCHING 10-3: HEEL PUNCTURE PRECAUTION AND RATIONALE Heel Puncture Precaution Heel Puncture Rationale Do not puncture any deeper than 2 mm. A. Arteries, nerves, tendons, and cartilage in these areas can be injured. Do not puncture areas between the B. Deeper punctures risk injuring the bone, even in imaginary boundaries. the safest puncture areas. Do not puncture bruised areas. C. Excess tissue fluid in the area could contaminate the specimen. Do not puncture in the arch and any areas D. It can be painful and impaired circulation or of the foot other than the heel. byproducts of the healing process can negatively Do not puncture sites that are swollen. affect the specimen. E. The bone can be as little as 1-mm deep in this are Do not puncture the posterior curvature of F. The calcaneus may be as little as 2-mm deep in th the heel. area. Do not puncture through previous puncture G. This can be painful and can spread previously sites. undetected infection.

Answer 1

Finger puncture precaution and rationale:

1.D

2.E

3.A

4.G

5.B

6.F

7.B

Heel puncture precaution and rationale:

1.B

2.F

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.E

7.G