An assessment of some hazards associated with the collection of venous blood.
Some potential hazards of three commercially available blood collecting devices are compared with the conventional syringe method. A simulated venous system using blood containing a bacterial spore tracer was used to estimate surface and aerosol contamination. No appreciable difference in potential hazard to the operator was demonstrable by the methods employed.
D000336:Aerosols; D001407:Bacillus; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development
D000336:Aerosols