Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: Pink-top (EDTA) VACUTAINER or pink-top (EDTA) MICROTAINER (for newborns)

Specimen: 6 mL (newborns: 1 mL) of EDTA whole blood

Transport Temperature: Ambient

Collections Instructions: Inpatient must have a hospital wristband and Blood Bank identification band.

Note: Label specimen with the patient’s full name, medical record number, phlebotomist’s initials, and date and time of draw. If the patient is an inpatient or emergency department patient, the initials of the second person identifying the patient must also be written on the label, as well as th blood bank wristband number (either hand write or use one of the peel off stickers).