Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient:

None

Container Type:

Pink-top (EDTA) tube

Specimen Type:

EDTA Whole Blood

Specimen Volume:

6 mL of EDTA whole blood minimum 1mL EDTA whole blood

Collection Instructions:

1. Immediately upon collection pretransfusion blood specimens are labeled in the presence of the patient with:

1. Patient's first and last name
2. Unique identificiation number (medical record#)
3. Date of collection and time
4. Initials of individual collecting the specimen if not Cerner specimen collect label

2. Cerner specimen collect label generated by scanning the patient identification wristband or hand labeled with black ink is acceptable for labeling pretransfusion specimens.

3. Pretransfusion blood specimen collectors are recorded in the EHR.

Specimen Handling/Transport:

4°C refrigerated or room temperature

Specimen Stability/Storage:

14 day(s) at 4°C refrigerated

Specimen Rejection:

Gross hemolysis

Mislabeled samples