Pediatric Blood Draw Tubes

For plasma and whole blood completely fill the vacutainer whenever possible to eliminate.

Pediatric blood draw tubes.

At blood collection laboratory use your lab s draw volume remarks gold red gray clot activator and gel for serum separation 5 for serum determinations in chemistry. For serum or plasma draw approximately 2 1 2 times the requested volume. Draw blood in the color coded vacutainer tube indicated in the alphabetical test listing. Whole blood plasma.

Microbiology specimen rejection policy. All personnel drawing blood specimens i e by direct phlebotomy or venous arterial lines. These wider diameter tubes feature the bd microgard closure which has an integrated collection scoop and improved mixing ability. Maximum blood draw on pediatric patients.

For serum allow the blood to clot at least ten minutes and separate by centrifugation. Dark lavender 4 0 ml for whole hematology ammonia lead hiv rna hba1c quantitation determinations and for blood bank testing. Heel stick or arm draw if neonate 21 pounds or greater arm draw can be performed if need follow steps below for arm draw. 0 3 ml in green sodium or lithium heparin microtainer tube absolute min.

This full array of microcollection tubes is available for hematology and chemistry applications and is color coded to. Acylcarnitine quantitative yacrn preferred. Collection and transportation of urine specimens. 4 0ml 2 0ml pediatric tube inversions.

Collection and transportation of microbiology specimens. Bd microtainer blood collection tubes are designed for ease of use helping ensure that a quality capillary blood sample is collected. Pediatric collections laboratory testing for children is a special service which requires a special expertise. Plastic tube 13 x 75.

Tube inversion prevents clotting. The following chart outlines the guidelines for blood drawing that is practiced at. Labcorp patient service centers with this designation can perform pediatric blood collections on children aged 12 and under. Appropriate maximum phlebotomy volumes purpose.

Therapeutic drugs optimal time to draw samples. To provide a guideline for performing safe phlebotomy procedures on our neonate infant and pediatric population. We support our products with extensive clinical expertise and educational materials to help you achieve the best possible results. Do not draw from heel if.

Draw blood prior to feeding or meal. Vacutainer tubes order of draw. May be used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease tube inversions ensure mixing of clot activator with blood. Feet are edematous injured or infected bruised injured by multiple previous heel sticks or if testing requires more than 1 ml of blood refer the patient s family to the pediatric service.