Who's on First
Lavender
SST
Light Blue
Who's on first?
Light Blue
EDTA
A provider is requesting to draw a Blood Culture. What tube would you draw?
Blood Culture vials
What is the reason for the order of draw?
To reduce the possibility of additive contamination and provide accurate test results .
This additive, or lack there of, can be remembered by a red stop sign.
Red, no additive
"NO, STOP!"
Pink
Red
Gold
Who's on first?
Red
What is the additive for a red top tube?
A provider is requesting to draw a CBC. What tube would you draw?
Lavender
When doing a finger stick, which tube should be drawn first?
Lavender
The gray tube additive is __________________. We can remember this by using "salty dentist"!
Sodium Fluoride
Light Green
Blood Culture (sterile)
Light Blue
Who's on first?
Blood Culture (Sterile)
What is the additive for a light green tube?
Lithium Heparin
A provider is requesting to draw a PT/INR. What tube would you draw?
Light Blue
When drawing a light blue tube, it can sometimes be helpful to have a "dummy tube" first. What is the reason of this?
It can eliminate the possibility of tissue fluids during coagulation studies.
What is the Mneumonic for the order of draw?
Boys
Love
Rough
Games
Like
Dogs
Love
Grassy
Yards
Gray
Gold/SST
Lavender
Who's on first?
What is the additive for SST/Gold/Tiger top?
Clot activator
A provider is requesting to draw a glucose. What tube would you draw?
Gray, Light green, SST, Gold, or Tiger top.
Why does a blood culture get drawn first?
It minimizes the chance of bacterial contamination getting into the vials that could cause a false positive.
Using the picture handout, it showed the order of draw in a drawing. What is missing before and after the grass?
The Clouds
The Sky
The ________
The Grass
The ________
The Pavement
The sun then the flowers
Lavender
Light Green
Dark Green
Who's on first?
Light Green
What is the additive for a light blue tube?
Sodium Citrate
A provider is requesting to draw a Chemistry Panel. What tube would you draw?
Light green, SST/Gold, or Tiger top
What agency created the Order of Draw?
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
CLSI
This additive can be remembered by:
Blue like the sky-reach for the sky and fill it full!
Citrus trees near the salty seas need blue skies to grow.
Sodium Citrate