MONTVILLE, CT (WFSB) - Police officers in one Connecticut community are learning how to become phlebotomists. The pilot program has been gaining popularity and some say it is helpful when it comes to ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Police officers in Connecticut stopping suspected drunk drivers may soon have another way of telling if you’ve had too much to drink. Officers across the state will soon be ...

In the not too distant future, if you are arrested on the suspicion of driving drunk, you could have your blood drawn by a police officer to check your blood-alcohol level. The state Department of ...

ATLANTA (AP) - State officials say a new grant will be used to provide training for Georgia law enforcement officers to draw blood from drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several health ...

While many other areas in the practice of medicine have been augmented by increasingly sophisticated technology, phlebotomy – the practice of drawing blood for laboratory analysis – has remained ...

Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead to a ...

On Dec. 16, the high court issued its opinion in State of New Mexico v. Adams, one of six cases with similar fact patterns. The New Mexico Supreme Court recently held that an emergency room technician ...