All of the following statements describe a bloodless phlebotomy EXCEPT one. Which one is the exception?

A. Tourniquets or blood pressure cuffs are applied to three extremities at a time.
B. The tourniquet or blood pressure cuff should be tight enough so that an arterial pulse can be felt mesial to the tourniquet/cuff.
C. The pressure applied to the cuff should be less than the systolic pressure and greater than the diastolic pressure.
D. The cuffs should be placed four inches below the shoulder and six inches above the groin.


D

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