Order Of Draw Of Blood Collection Tubes
This lesson covers the correct order of draw for blood collection.
Order of draw of blood collection tubes. Specimen labels may be ordered from laboratory services please call client services. Order of draw of blood collection tubes the procedure follows guidelines set forth by the clinical and laboratory standards institute formerly known as nccls in order to insure that quality specimens are collected for laboratory testing. We also explain the additives in each tube as well as some of the tests that you would look to run with each tube.
1 blood cultures yellow sps sterile 2 light blue buffered sodium citrate tube 3. Gold sst plain tube w gel and clot activator additive. Specimen labeling requirements all specimens submitted to the laboratory must be individually labeled.
This is because bacteria from non sterile tube stoppers or shields may result in bacteria growth which will show in the test result as a blood infection. The draw order for specimen tubes is as follows. Phlebotomists must collect blood samples using collection tubes in a specific order while performing venipuncture on patients to avoid cross contamination of the various additives between tubes.
Order of draw follow to avoid cross contamination of additive or preservative or anticoagulant between tube. This process is known as the order of draw. Refer to minimum whole blood volumes for the minimum volume of whole blood required when using these tubes.
Culture sodium citrate red top sst green edta sodim fluride. 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. Order of draw when using evacuated tubes.
Blue tube for coagulation sodium citrate red no gel. The collection tubes contain different types of additives which are specific for the individual test s. Blood collection tubes order of draw px sc460 order of draw and order of transfer attach 1 rev 1 08 page 1 of 1 gts blood collection tubes must be filled in a specific sequence to minimize contamination of sterile specimens avoid possible.
Microcollection tubes for blood collection refer to skin puncture blood collection order of draw for the recommended tubes and order of draw for microcollections on neonates pediatrics patients less than 45 kg 100 lb and difficult collections. Unfortunately for entry level phlebotomists or those in phlebotomy training this process can be quite. Blood culture tubes are usually at the top of the order of draw to avoid contamination of the blood collected.
