Arterial Blood Gas Sampling

Synopsis: The St George’s Clinical Skills series is designed as a teaching and revision tool for undergraduate medical and healthcare students. Good technique is demonstrated to provide step by step guides using live action and animation. Where appropriate, relevant anatomy and physiology is also covered to create an in depth understanding of each technique. All programmes are designed with full menus to enable viewing of the full programme or selective sections particularly helpful for revision purposes

This programme is in four sections, Anatomy, Equipment and Technique and using a Self Assembly Sampling System. Using live action and animated graphics, the sections cover: Why arterial blood samples are taken; Anatomy of the arteries of the forearm; Standard equipment, and how to use them; Contraindications, including Allen’s test
Location of the arteries; Detailed technique of arterial blood sampling; Safe disposal of materials; Making a self assembly sampling system, and its use. The programme is particularly aimed at Medical and Healthcare students, but will also be useful for any healthcare staff in revising their technique.
Series: St George’s Clinical Skills, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 2006
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: blood sampling; haematology

Name: St George’s Media Services
Contact: David Cleverly
Email: d.cleverly@sgul.ac.uk
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Phone: 020 8725 2701
Fax: 020 8725 0075
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Notes: A range of programmes produced by St George’s Media Services for use in patient education or medical training, including a continuing series on clinical skills. Sale on DVD.

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