Consensus on safe sampling of adult venous blood

Abstract:

In order to guide clinical nursing practice, improve the quality of venous blood sampling, prevent the occurrence of adverse events related to blood sampling, ensure the safety of health care workers(HCWs), patients/blood donors and social security, Infectious Diseases Nursing Branch of Chinese Nursing Association organized domestic experts to jointly formulate this consensus based on the World Health Organization (WHO) specification, relevant national laws, regulations, diagnosis and treatment guidelines, as well as best practices for evidence for healthcare-associated infection prevention and control. This consensus is mainly applicable to domestic medical and health settings to guide the safe sampling of adult venous blood. The consensus evaluates the risk of venous blood sampling to HCWs, patients/blood donors and society, and determines the safe operation process to avoid risks according to the high-risk links. The consensus mainly elaborates personal protective equipment, detailed steps of blood sampling, handling of accident, monitoring of quality index and so on, so as to provide clinical guidance for safe sampling of adult venous blood.