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5 common capillary puncture blood collection sites
by Neoteryx Microsampling on Jan 23, 2018 5:15:00 AM
Capillary blood sampling is becoming a common way to minimize the amount of blood drawn from a patient. Ten or twenty microliters can be used to look for anemia, check blood sugar or even to evaluate thyroid function or drug concentration levels in a person's system. The procedure is easier and less painful than traditional venipuncture which draws blood from a vein.
In order to collect a capillary blood sample, the appropriate site must be cleaned and punctured with a lancet so that a drop of blood can be gently expressed. But what is an appropriate site for capillary blood sampling?
![take a capillary blood sample from the finger](https://www.neoteryx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Page%20Graphics/Blog%20Images/capillary-blood-sampling-from-finger.jpg?width=158&name=capillary-blood-sampling-from-finger.jpg)
![take a capillary blood sample from baby heel](https://www.neoteryx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Page%20Graphics/Blog%20Images/capillary-sampling-baby-heel.jpg?width=158&name=capillary-sampling-baby-heel.jpg)
![take a capillary blood sample from ear lobe](https://www.neoteryx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Page%20Graphics/Blog%20Images/capillary-blood-sampling-from-ear-lobe.jpg?width=158&name=capillary-blood-sampling-from-ear-lobe.jpg)
![take a capillary blood sample from big toe](https://www.neoteryx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Page%20Graphics/Blog%20Images/capillary-blood-from-big-toe.jpg?width=158&name=capillary-blood-from-big-toe.jpg)
![Take a capillary blood sample from Palm](https://www.neoteryx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Page%20Graphics/Blog%20Images/capillary-blood-palm.jpg?width=158&name=capillary-blood-palm.jpg)
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