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Record 1 1988-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
OBS

Procedure in which a blood sample is taken from the heel of an infant. Cf. FSC-3E, 1987, p. 378.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
OBS

L'application de chaleur sur la peau du nourrisson entraîne une dilatation qui augmente la perméabilité des capillaires, tout en accroissant le flux sanguin artériel (...). Enlever le chauffe-talon et faire les piqûres comme à l'accoutumée.

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