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Third choice for venipuncture in the antecubital area. In many patients this vein may not be well anchored and will roll, making it difficult to access with the needle. Syringe draw should be considered as it gives the phlebotomist more control over a rolling vein. Pooling of blood and hematoma formation possible.ailure to use a tourniquet may result in missing the vein with the needle and the patient will have to be redrawn. Non-latex tourniquets must be available for patients who have an allergy to latex. Adapter and safety needle (evacuated tube system).
Larger butterfly needles (i.e. 21G) are typically used on patients where larger quantities of blood are needed for testing (i.e. blood cultures). Butterfly Needles. When performing venipuncture, the butterfly needle is typically held by folding the âwingsâ and then placed into the vein (generally at a shallow angle).When the needle is inserted into the vein, a âflashâ can be seen.he tubing on a winged infusion blood collection needle allows for greater flexibility when performing blood draws on âdifficultâ veins. Smaller butterfly needles (i.e. 23G) are typically used on geriatric, pediatric (infants/children), patientâs with âdifficultâ veins or dermal puncture from the patientâs hand.