Venepuncture- blood bottles, order of draw and mixing guidelines

What blood bottle comes 1st in the order of draw?

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Answer explanation

The Yellow /gold bottle is the SST bottle and is a biochemistry bottle (local guidelines may vary)

A patient needs a FBC (Full Blood Count) What blood bottle do you need ?

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Answer explanation

EDTA tube- The Haematology tube

How many times should you mix the blue coagulation tube after blood collection

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Answer explanation

What other important thing do you need to remember with this tube?

Can anyone trained in venepuncture take a crossmatch blood sample?

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• No

Answer explanation

The answer is no- you have to undertake the additional training - please contact your local blood transfusion practitioner.

What does the grey tube a test for ?

• Glucose

• INR

• lactate

• U+E''s

Answer explanation

lactate -get to the labs within 20 mins

A patient is taking warfarin, what blood test would they need?

• d-dimer

• hba1c

• INR

• coag screen