When the needle is screwed into the translucent plastic needle holder, the coated end is inside the holder. When a tube is inserted into the holder, its rubber cap is punctured by this inner needle and the vacuum in the
tube pulls blood through the needle and into the tube
.
What is BD Vacutainer used for?
BD Vacutainer® SSTTM Tubes contain spray-coated silica to aid in clotting and a polymer gel for serum separation. Samples processed in these tubes are used for
serum determinations in chemistry, blood donor screening and infectious disease testing
.
What is BD vacutainer?
BD Vacutainer plastic tubes offer
a safe method of blood collection
and reduce the potential for tube breakage and specimen spillage, thereby reducing the potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. BD provides a full offering of Vacutainer
®
blood collection tubes in both glass and plastic.
What is BD Vacutainer urine?
The BD Vacutainer
®
Urinalysis Preservative Plus Urine Tubes are
single use tubes designed for collection, storage and transport of urine specimens
for chemistry dipstick and automated sediment examination for in vitro diagnostic use.
What is BD Vacutainer serum?
BD Vacutainer® Rapid Serum Tubes contain
a proprietary thrombin-based medical clotting agent and a polymer gel for serum separation
. They are used for serum determinations in chemistry. Closure. Reference # Tube Size Draw Volume.
Where are BD Vacutainers made?
In the UK and Ireland BD has seven sites: sales and marketing in Oxford, manufacturing in
Plymouth, Swindon, Bidford-on-Avon in the UK
, and Drogheda and Dun Laoghaire in Ireland, and accounting and administration in Shannon also in Ireland.
Do BD Vacutainers expire?
According to the manufacturer: Do BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes expire at the beginning or end of the month? The expiration date on the tube label is stated as a month and year. The tubes
expire at the end of the month that is stated on the label
.
How do I get rid of blood vacutainer?
Discard the denatured blood preferably via
a sluice or laboratory sink with plenty of water
. Any solids that are too large for the laboratory sink can be disposed of via biological waste.
Which tube is for urinalysis?
Samples for urinalysis with reflex to culture, if indicated, require a
4ml gray top tube
to be submitted with the red/yellow top tube.
How is urine sample collected?
To collect a urine sample you should:
label a sterile, screw-top container with your name, date of birth
and the date. wash your hands. start to pee and collect a sample of urine “mid-stream” in the container.
What are the urine collection methods?
Diagnosis requires collection of urine generally by 1 of 4 methods:
sterile urine bag, urethral catheterization (CATH), suprapubic aspiration (SPA), or clean-catch (CC)
. Both CATH and SPA are thought to yield the most reliable results by minimizing false-positive results, but these methods are invasive and painful.
What blood tube colors are for which test?
The tests each bottle is used for are the same: the
purple one is for cell count
, the yellow one is for electrolytes, albumin and LDH, the grey one is for glucose, and blood culture bottles can be used for fluid cultures.
How does EDTA tube work?
EDTA stands for Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. EDTA
functions by binding calcium in the blood and keeping the blood from clotting
. … BD Vacutainer Plus Blood Collection Tubes contain K2EDTA, which is spray-dried to the walls of the tube.
What is the difference between plasma and serum?
Serum and plasma both come from the liquid portion of the blood that remains once the cells are removed, but that’s where the
similarities
end. Serum is the liquid that remains after the blood has clotted. Plasma is the liquid that remains when clotting is prevented with the addition of an anticoagulant.
