Tube Colors
Special
Handling
Hospital
Codes
Bracelet Meanings
100

CMP, TNI, B12 are all drawn in what color tube?

Light Green
100

Folic Acid

Protect from light

100

what information do you need from the RN for proper lis documentation

RN FIRST AND LAST NAME

100

what is the code name we respond to in the hospital

Code Speed

100

Yellow 

Fall Risk

200

CBC, A1C 

Lavender

200

Ionized Calcium

Place on Ice

200
The patient you just drew asks for a cup of water, what do you do next?

Tell the patient you will need to check with their nurse before giving them water.

200

what do you draw in a Trauma Yellow

As ordered by the physician

200

Blue

Patient identification

300
PTT, DIMER

Light Blue

300

Cryoglobulin

Place on heel warmer

300
Your patients ID band is missing how do you proceed?

Contact the Patients Nurse and have them place a new bracelet on the patient before drawing blood.

300

what do you draw in a Trauma Blue

As ordered by the Physician

300

Purple

DNR

400

Vitamin D

Gold

400

Vitamin b6

Protect from light

400
How do proceed if there is fluid running in both patients arms

Call and ask the RN to stop the IV

400

When drawing a trauma what type of bracelet do you place on the patient?

Blood Bank

400

Pink

Limb Alert

500

Ionized Calcium

Dark Green

500

Ammonia

Place on Ice

500

In the ED what is the tube that we draw upon nurse request

Istat

500

Traumas- what test requires special packaging

TEG

500

White

Workers Comp

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