tubes 1
SPS, Blood Cultures, sterile technique, INVERT 8 TIMES
Yellow Sterile
Na,Li Heparin, Anticoagulant
Amylase, Ammonia
GREEN
CBC, A1C, RBC, WBC
LAVENDER
BROWN
NA HEPARIN
NEEDS TO BE ANGLED AT 15 TO 30 DEGREES
MULTISAMPLE NEEDLE
Clots, Bilirubin, may shield from light, INVERT NONE
RED
NA HEPARIN, LEAD
BLOOD CULTURES
YELLOW STERILE
GRAY
NAFL/K OXALATE
THIS NEEDLE IS USED FOR FRAGILE VEINS
BUTTERFLY
PTT, NA CITRATE, MAY NEED A RED WASTE, ANTICOAGULANT, INVERT 3-4 TIMES
LIGHT BLUE
ACD, PATERNITY, MAINTAIN CHAIN OF CUSTODY, INVERT 8-10
YELLOW NON-STERILE
DRAW RED TUBE WASTE THEN DRAW LT. BLUE TUBE
D-DIMER
YELLOW NON STERILE
ACD
THIS NEEDLE IS USED WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 MONTHS
LANCET
EDTA, CBC, TSC, INVERT 8-10 TIMES
LAVENDER/PINK
LI HEPARIN/ THIXO GEL, ANTICOAGULANT, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CREATINE, INVERT 8-10
GREEN PST
GOES IN A GREEN TUBE, HAS TO BE PLACED ON ICE
AMMONIA
GREEN PST
LI HEPARIN/ THIXO GEL
THESE HAVE TO BE DRAWN IN SETS, STERILE TECHNIQUE, 30 MINUTES APART, USING CHLORIHEXIDINE
BLOOD CULTURES
NAFL/K OXALATE, LACTIC ACID, ANTICOAGULANT, INVERT 8-10 TIMES
GRAY
NA2EDTA, COPPER, ANTICOAGULANT, INVERT 8-10, TOXICOLOGY
DARK BLUE
HAVE TO SHIELD FROM LIGHT, IN A RED TOP TUBE
BILIRUBIN, RBC FOLATE, CAROTENE
LT. BLUE
NA CITRATE
THESE CAN BE USED TOGETHER WITHOUT COLLAPSING THE VEINS
SYRINGE AND BUTTERFLY