For your project this summer, we are hoping to create "explainer" videos for our programs. In short, the videos will be very brief - 60 to 120 seconds - and will be used to give an overview of the pr

Scripts for NEWBORN SCREENING videos

• How to properly do a heel stick (PCP/hospital)

  • Legibly fill out the card in black ink

  • Including the PCP receiving the results

  • Explain the procedure to parents

  • Use a heel-warming device per manufacturer recommendations

  • Swaddling for comfort

  • Procedure

    • Apply gloves

    • Prepare the heel-stick site with an antiseptic solution

    • Allow antiseptic solution to completely dry

    • Apply mild pressure between your thumb and fingers to hold the baby’s ankle in dorsiflexion. Do not excessively squeeze the baby’s heel.

    • Place the lancing device on outer portion of plantar surface of heel. 

    • Lance the heel.

    • First drop of blood after incision should be wiped away and not used in sample.

    • If blood stops flowing, try to wipe away any clot that may have formed at the incision site with gauze. Release pressure to allow capillary refill, then reapply pressure to allow a blood drop to form again.

    • Fill one circle before moving on to the next being careful not to layer the blood

    • Each circle should be filled through the front and back

  • When sampling is complete, apply pressure to the incision site until bleeding stops. Apply gauze or a bandage.