Note: When using a winged collection set for venipuncture and a blue top is the first tube to be drawn, a discard tube should be drawn first (do not completely fill). The discard tube should be a non-additive (plain red) or an extra blue top.
To ensure that the chance of carry-over of anticoagulants/additives has a minimal effect on sample integrity, collect samples in this order.
1. BLOOD CULTURES 2. BLUE3. GOLD4. RED (CLOT ACTIVATOR)5. LIGHT GREEN6. GREEN 7. PINK 8. PURPLE9. GRAY
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