What is the correct order for drawing blood tubes?
The order of draw is based on CLSI Procedures and Devices for the Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens; Approved Standard – Sixth Edition, September 2008. This standard recommends that EDTA tubes be drawn first to ensure good quality specimen, followed by other additive tubes and finally, serum specimen tubes.
What should you always wear when collecting a specimen?
Always wear gloves and any other indicated barrier protection when collecting and handling laboratory specimens. 2. Place each laboratory specimen in an appropriate leak-proof primary container (e.g. vacutainer tube, specimen cup, etc.).
What color tube top is used for blood culture?
Use: Heparinized whole blood or plasma. Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled “Plasma, Sodium Heparin” or “Plasma, Lithium Heparin.” Send whole blood in a green-top tube. Yellow-top tube: Contains acid citrate dextrose (ACD) solution.
Which blood culture do you draw first?
The blue (aerobic) blood culture bottle should be filled first, then the purple (anaerobic) bottle as the butterfly tubing may contain air. Air entering the purple bottle will impede the growth of anaerobic organisms.
What PPE should you wear when processing a blood specimen?
Blood Specimens – Safety Wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, gloves, laboratory coats. If you have cuts or abrasions on the skin of your hands, cover them with adhesive dressing. Use needles and lancets only once, and dispose of them in a “sharps” container for decontamination.
What PPE should be worn while performing a venipuncture?
Health workers should wear well-fitting, non-sterile gloves when taking blood; they should also carry out hand hygiene before and after each patient procedure, before putting on and after removing gloves. Clean, non-sterile examination gloves in multiple sizes should be available for personnel who carry out phlebotomy.
What is a yellow top blood tube for?
Yellow-top tube (ACD) This tube contains ACD, which is used for the collection of whole blood for special tests. NOTE: After the tube has been filled with blood, immediately invert the tube 8-10 times to mix and ensure adequate anticoagulation of the specimen.
What is the red top tube used for?
Red Top: Does not contain an anticoagulant. This tube is used for collecting serum or clotted whole blood specimens. This tube should be used for all drug levels.
What types of blood collection tubes does only BD offer?
Only BD provides a full offering of blood collection tubes in both glass and plastic. BD Vacutainer plastic tubes offer a safe method of blood collection and reduce the potential for tube breakage and specimen spillage, thereby reducing the potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 13×75 mm 3.0 mL BD Vacutainer® plastic P700 plasma tube.
When collecting diagnostic blood specimens by venipuncture into evacuated tubes?
When collecting diagnostic blood specimens by venipuncture into evacuated tubes the order of draw is, b ased on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute’s (CLSI) standard H3-A6 from November, 2007, as follows: 1.) Blood cultures (yellow) SPS (sterile)
Where can I donate blood with an evacuated tube?
the manufacturer of the tubes you use (there should be a 1-800 number or website) your regional hospitals’ s hematology lab (just give them a call and speak to the supervisor) American Red Cross blood donation centers (just walk in and tell them who you are) Watch this video of multiple blood draws using different types of evacuated tubes:
What are the processes involved in specimen collection?
Remember that all of the processes involved in specimen collection, from ordering supplies, to selecting the proper collection devices, to proper collection site and technique, to adhering to all in-house and legal requirements when handling and shipping the specimens are all important steps of obtaining valid and timely laboratory test results.