Specimen Requirements

Do not transport specimen in pneumatic tube. Specimen must be hand delivered to laboratory, and test must be analyzed within 4 hours of draw.

Draw blood using a 21 gauge needle, first into 1 clear BD discard tube followed by 2 Greiner Bio-One vacuette tubes. Allow tubes to fill to the black line. Do not over or under fill tubes. Gently invert the tubes 5 times to ensure adequate mixing. Do not shake tubes. Forward unprocessed whole blood promptly at ambient temperature only.