My Trip to Quest Diagnostics

a coloring and activity book

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There are many reasons to see a doctor. Sometimes you are sick or have been in an accident.

Other times you are well, so you see your doctor for a check-up.

Sometimes your doctor wants to fi nd out more about your health by testing your blood so your doctor will

send you to Quest Diagnostics.

In this picture, fi nd the boat, book, necktie, ring, kite, paintbrush, carrot,slice of pie, ladder, banana

When you arrive at Quest Diagnostics a person called a phlebotomist will take you and

your parent to a private room.

A phlebotomist [fl uh-bot-uh-mist] is someone specially trained to take a sample of your blood. Let’s see how

many words you can make from the word:

PHLEBOTOMIST

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When it is time to have your blood taken, you can sit in the chair alone or on your parent’s lap.

The phlebotomist will wrap a stretchy rubber band called a tourniquet (sounds like “turn-a-kit”) around your arm

and then clean the area with alcohol.

You can watch or look away, but it is important for you to keep still.

Draw and color a happy scene in the frame.

You will feel a pinch, like getting a shot, but it will be over quickly. Try counting to

three and blowing the pain away.

Your blood will go into a small tube labeled with your name. Afterwards the phlebotomist will put a small bandage on your arm.

At Quest Diagnostics, the phlebotomist will label your tube. You can write your name here.

Later your sample will be picked up by one of our drivers to go to our laboratory. Sometimes

it may even travel by airplane.

Can you help them get the blood sample to the lab?

WORD SCRAMBLEYou have learned many new words on this journey.

Let’s see how many you can fi nd below:

PHLEBOTOMIST LABORATORYTOURNIQUET AIRPLANEBLOOD PATIENTSAMPLE DOCTORDRIVER TEST

P W A H T O E N S B R Q V

A H C X J M R E V I R D U

T P L Q C J H Z L S Y P T

I X P E N A L P R I A S E

E T L A B O R A T O R Y U

N Y C Q M O L X Z Y E K Q

T Q E U S D T M P H E D I

D O C T O R O O S Y C U N

K M S O P D J B M S F V R

D W L U T E S T E I X U U

A B X B J C R S P F S Y O

S A M P L E E G F R X T T

At the laboratory, a person called a lab technician may look at your blood under a microscope to see your blood cells.

Your blood sample will be tested for the information your doctor needs.

Connect the dots to fi nd what else you can look at under a microscope.

Quest Diagnostics will send the results to your doctor. The results tell your doctor how to take good care of you.

Red blood cells are round. What shapes can you fi nd in this picture?

Your doctor will give the results to your parent.

Quest Diagnostics and your doctor work together to keep you healthy.

Quest, Quest Diagnostics, any associated logos, and all associated Quest Diagnostics registered or unregistered trademarks are the property of Quest Diagnostics. All third party marks - ® and ™ - are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. All rights reserved. PP2479 05/2012Written by Lisa Bell King. Illustrated by Liz Kassler.