Order of draw
Boys Love Ravishing Girls Like Dieters Love Greek Yogurt
Boys- Blood Cultures
Love- light blue
Ravishing- Red
Girls- Gold
Like- light green
Dieters- Dark Green
Love- Lavender
Greek- grey
Yogurt- yellow
Yellow 💛 Cap
Blood cultures
Additive- SPS- sodium polyanethol sulfonate , liquid media, sterile collections
Rationale- minimizes chances of contamination clean w/2% benzalkonium chloride or chlorhexidine
Invert times- 8-10
Department- microbiology, draw aerobic then anaerobic
Light blue 💧
No clotting time
Additives- coagulation tubes , sodium citrate
Rationale- Do not refrigerate, fill 90% of tube 2nd or 3rd draw ; prevents tissue thromboplastin contamination
Invert times-5
Department- Coagulation
Red 🟥
Clotting time required: 60 minutes
Additives- Plain tubes- no additives
Rationale- Blood type , HIV
Invert times-5
Department- chemistry & or blood bank
Gold 🔶/ Red
TIGER clotting time required 30 minutes additives- serum separator gel , tubes, lithium heparin
Green / light green
No clotting time
Plasma tubes & plasma separator , Gel tubes , sodium Heparin
Rationale- electrolytes
