| A | B |
|---|
| Identifiers used at BMC | Name and Date of Birth |
| This is where you label blood specimens | At the bedside |
| These are the six pieces of information needed on blood bank bands | The R#, patient's full name, patients date of birth, today's date, your initials, and time of blood draw |
| Always do this prior to drawing blood (besides identifiers) | Explain the procedure to the patient |
| If a patient refuses blood draw, do this... | Let the MD know |
| This color of armband signifies DO NOT use limb. | Pink |
| Order of blood draw tubes... | blood cultures, red, blue, yellow, green, lavendar, gray |
| Do this to a blood sample in a gray-topped tube... | Place on ice |
| Nurses AND EDT's can pick up blood but must bring these to the blood bank... | Blood consent and requisition |
| These are ways hemolysis can be avoided... | gentle mixing of test tubes, draw in order, allow blood to flow into tubes without force |
