Tube Type And Order Of Draw For Collection Of Blood - Labtests Nz

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ORDER OF DRAW CHART
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LID COLOUR
COLLECTION TUBE
MIX
Grey flip off lid
Aerobic
Blood cultures
8 - 10 times
Purple flip off lid
Anaerobic
Citrate tube
3 - 4 times
Light blue
CPD tube
8 - 10 times
Bright yellow
TM
SST
II gel tube
8 - 10 times
Gold
Plain serum tube
8 - 10 times
Red
(with clot activator)
Heparin tube
8 - 10 times
Green
EDTA tube
8 - 10 times
Purple / Pink
Fluoride oxalate and
8 - 10 times
Grey
fluoride EDTA tubes
Trace element
8 - 10 times
Navy Blue
Nil / Negative
Grey
control
TB1 Antigens
Quantiferon-TB Gold
Green
Shake 10
times
TB2 Antigens
Yellow
Mitogen tube
Purple
positive control
Reference: BD Diagnostics - Order of Draw for BD Plus Vacutainer® tube, 2014 Personal Communication,.
Note: Refer to procedure
PCS-CPM-014
Date Issued: 22/08/2016
PCS-F005
Authorised by: Bus. Manager - Collection Services
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