BD Microtainer Quikheel User manual

• With a gloved hand,
place the BD Microtainer®
Quikheel™ Lancet against
the site with the logo
facing you.
• Place the blade slot area
securely against the heel.
• Place the incision at a 90º
angle to the length of the
foot.
• Select a site identified in one
of the colored areas shown
in the illustration to the left.
• Cleanse site thoroughly
with alcohol (70/30 by
volume, 70%).
• Allow skin to air dry.
BD Microtainer®
Quikheel™ Lancet
NCCLS LA4-A3 and H4-A4 Recommended Guidelines for
performing a heel stick:
1. Warming the heel increases arterial blood flow to the site up
to seven-fold without burning the skin.
2. Temperature of warming device should be no higher than
42ºC (107.6°F).
3. Warm for 3 minutes.
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• Firmly and completely depress the trigger with
your index finger.
• After triggering the lancet, remove the lancet and
discard it into a biohazard sharps container.

BD Microtainer®
Quikheel™ Lancet
• Gently wipe away the first drop
of blood with sterile gauze.
• Apply gentle pressure, easing
intermittently as drops of
blood form.
• Be sure to apply pressure to
the ends of the incision so
that the incision is opened.
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• Collect the specimen.
• After blood has been
collected from the heel of
the newborn, the foot should
be elevated above the body.
• A sterile gauze pad or cotton
swab should be pressed
against the puncture site
until the bleeding stops.
• It is not advisable to apply
adhesive bandages over skin
puncture sites on newborns.
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