Who Draws Blood?
Individuals with widely different backgrounds and training are drawing blood in physicians’ offices and laboratories. They range from employees with no medical or laboratory background, to certified phlebotomy technicians, to medical technologists, who are highly skilled professionals that have studied the theory and practice of venipuncture and specimen handling, as well as laboratory testing. There are many medical, emergency, and health care professionals who draw blood by venipuncture or skin puncture!
