Donors are typically screened before their plasma or blood donations are taken. Phlebotomists must be skilled at performing venipunctures while also taking precautions to avoid infection. A phlebotomist passes the blood samples to a laboratory technician who performs hematology testing.Some medical facilities hire phlebotomists who are charged with drawing and handling blood samples. A well-trained phlebotomist can take a blood sample from any kind of patient, with minimal pain. phlebotomist passes the blood samples to a laboratory technician who performs hematology testing.
A quick Electoral College refresher: The 538 electors allocated (mainly by population) among the 50 states and the District of Columbia actually choose the president and vice president, with a majority of electoral votes (i.e., 270) needed for an outright win.
But, the election for U.S. president is more complicated than plurality rule, as a candidate becomes the next president of the United States when he or she wins a majority, or 270 of the 538 electoral votes. Each state is assigned a number of electoral votes according to its population. The number of electoral votes is set at 538. Each state receives one electoral vote for the number of members it has in the House of Representatives; this accounts for 435 of the 538 electoral votes. The number of representatives of a state is determined through apportionment which is a function of the U.S. Census population for the state.