Supplies for Submission
Royal Blue Top (1) EDTA trace-free
Specimen Collection
- Collect 7 mL blood in royal blue, trace metal-free tube with EDTA.
- Label this tube with two identifiers. Acceptable identifiers include patient’s name, date of birth, social security number, requisition number, and medical record number. .
Label the tube as “rbcs”. - Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
- Remove ALL plasma from the cells and discard plasma.
- Refrigerate the remaining red blood cells (minimum 0.3 mL) in the original collection tube.
Storage Requirements
Critical Refrigerated
Causes for Rejections
Frozen specimens are not accepted.