Specimen Collection

Question 1

If no label/or extra tubes

Answer 1

-Put full patient name
-DOB
- date and time
-Medical number
-Phlebotomist initials

Question 2

Blood smear

Answer 2

• Taken from finger or EDTA tube
  -Place drop 1/2 to 1 in. from end of side
• slide to a curved shape

Question 3

Newborn screening

Answer 3

-Between 24-72 hours post birth
-Heel stick
- touch heel to paper and allow drop to soak paper
- air dry at room temperature

Question 4

Blood donation

Answer 4

For others-
-Older than 17
- weigh more than 110 lbs
-Donations at least 56 days (8 weeks) apart

For self-
-Hemoglobin must be ll g/dl
-Performed 72 hours before procedure

Question 5

Blood collection levels

Answer 5

Limited to 1%-5% of total volume within a 24 hour period
-10% of totaled volume over 8 - week period
Infant blood volume=
Lbs → kg (lbs÷2.2)
Kg → ml (kgs x 100)
ml → L (ml /1000)

Question 6

Child total volume

Answer 6

Lbs / 2.2 to get kg
Kg x 100 to get mL
mL / 1000 L