Description:
What do you really know about the history of phlebotomy dating back to the ancient Egyptians? Or earlier times? What is the truth about George Washington’s death? Do you know what the red, white, and blue colors of the barber pole truly mean? Doesn’t our national flag have the same colors in the same order? Leech therapy past and present, would you pay the price? Do you know what a scarificator is? Did you know that bloodletting is mentioned in the bible? Religion favorable or unfavorable of blood draws? How would you feel about mouth pipetting, blood, urine, or cell cultures like they did in the past and in other countries they still do this today? YUCK! We will answer these questions and more. Come join us in an exciting travel through time. Starting form the past though the Middle Ages to the present.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how phlebotomy got its grotesque and rudimentary start.
- Describe how far we have come in the last 50 years.
- Explain where we are today.
Author(s):
Barb Lafferty RPT, RMA, AHI(AMT)
Carla Filler RPT(AMT)
Launched: 2022